's defense minister said in an interview published Nov. 8 that Russian forces suffered their deadliest month in October since the start of the full-scale invasion, averaging 1,354 casualties every day. British defense intelligence estimates Russia has likely suffered more than 696,000 losses since the start of the full-scale invasion, a figure in line with Ukraine's current total figure of 707,540 reported on Nov. 9.According to some experts, the surge in losses in recent months may be one of the factors behind the deployment of North Korean troops to Russia. President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Nov. 7 that North Korean troops fighting against Ukrainian forces are taking casualties in Russia's Kursk Oblast, although he did not share the number of estimated casualties.Since Russia began its all-out war against Ukraine over 4,300 officers have been killed in combat in Ukraine.

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