In this photo taken from video distributed by Russian Defence Ministry Press Service on Friday, March 14, 2025, Russian soldiers control an area in the Kursk region of Russia after it was taken over by Russian troops.

Russian casualties in the Ukraine war have now exceeded 920,000, according to the UK.

Vladimir Putin has been pushing his troops forward at an astonishingly high rate of attrition over the last three years in a bid to seize more land from his neighbouring country.

Russia currently holds a fifth of Ukrainian territory – and its troops continue to push forwards.

The UK’s Ministry of Defence (MoD) claimed in its latest update on the war that since the Russian invasion in 2022, Putin’s forces have “likely sustained more than 920,000 total casualties,” including both injuries and deaths.

An astonishing 138,000 of those casualties have been in this year alone.

Average daily Russia casualties reached around 1,300 in March this year, up from 1,250 in February.

“The rise in casualty rates has continued into early April 2025, and is highly likely reflective of increased Russian attacks along the frontline,” the MoD said in its latest update on X.

“Russian forces are likely........

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