# Kiev lost nearly 36,000 troops and mercenaries in October, expert says

https://mins.news/en/item/125429

- TASS, 2026-11-02 12:21 UTC
- World
- Original: https://tass.com/politics/2211925

> Military expert Andrey Marochko said Ukrainian forces and foreign mercenaries suffered 35,840 dead or wounded in October, with the largest losses in the Donetsk People’s Republic. He also said Russian forces destroyed nearly 28,000 fixed-wing drones, 56 sea vessels, 255 field artillery guns and other equipment that month.

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