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Putin Suffers Record-Breaking Battlefield Humiliation
The Daily Beast • • world
Key Points:
- Ukraine’s General Staff reported that Russia suffered at least 2,250 military casualties, killed or seriously injured, between October 21 and 22, marking the highest single-day loss since the war began in February 2022.
- This casualty figure surpasses previous records and is attributed to intensified Ukrainian drone strikes, according to a Ukrainian military blogger.
- Ukraine estimates that Russia has lost over 1.5 million troops since the conflict started, though these numbers have not been independently verified, and Russia has not released official casualty data.
- Former U.S. President Donald Trump urged Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to negotiate with Putin, warning of Russia’s "unlimited" manpower, and his envoy praised Putin as a “humanitarian” during a recent meeting.
- There are concerns that Trump’s approach to ending the war may involve appeasement of Russia, contrasting with Zelensky’s efforts to resist the invasion.
