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2026-11-01 · Ukrinform

Zelensky: Ukrainian forces liberated more territory in October than Russian invaders seized

According to Ukrinform, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said this in a Telegram post . "In October, our Defense Forces of Ukraine inflicted record losses on the enemy and recaptured more territory than the Russian occupiers managed to seize," he said. According to Zelensky, in just one month, Russia lost 54,400 troops killed or badly wounded. This is a record for any month of the full-scale war. There was also a record for daily losses – the Russian army lost 2,250 troops on October 21. "Importantly, we continue to reclaim what is ours. In October, the Defense Forces liberated 96.2 square kilometers of Ukrainian land, which is 10.4 square kilometers more than the occupiers managed to capture during that time," Zelensky said.

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