They are broadly in line with estimates from Western nations.While the Kremlin does not announce the number of dead and injured, Western officials have claimed October was the heaviest month yet for Russian forces.The number of Russian troops injured and killed last month averaged 1,500 "every single day," U.K. Defence Staff Chief Admiral Anthony Radakin told the BBC on Nov. 10.This is higher than the previous figure presented by the U.K. Defense Minister John Healey, who told The Telegraph on Nov. 8 that Russia suffered 41,980 killed and wounded during October- a daily average of 1,354.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.Russia is sacrificing high numbers of troops for “tiny increments of land,” Radakin told the BBC.