Ukraine President Volodimir Zelenski has stated that Russia has suffered twice as many casualties in one month of fighting on the Ukrainian front as it did in the ten-year Afghan war. The comment came during a launch of a Ukrainian drone‑unit performance evaluation initiative. Zelenski warned that the modern war is decided by technological adaptation speed and efficiency, noting Ukraine’s leadership in drone warfare. He cited that Ukrainian drone units have struck over 800,000 Russian targets in 2025, with Russia recording around 35,000 casualties in December 2025. The president said the goal is to push Russian monthly casualties beyond its recovery threshold of about 50,000, a point at which Russia would need to reconsider its actions. The speech was delivered at the World Economic Forum in Davos, where Zelenski highlighted that Russian monthly casualties increased from 14,000 to 35,000 in a year, while Moscow mobilises 40,000‑45,000 troops monthly. He also noted that despite large losses, Russia has captured less than 1 % of Ukrainian territory in 2025, according to a DeepState open‑source mapping report. Sources include the British Ministry of Defence and other defence estimates of 382,000 Russian casualties in 2025 and 1,225,000 since the 2022 invasion.

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