More than 70,000 people fighting in Russia’s military have now died in Ukraine, according to data analysed by the BBC. And for the first time, volunteers - civilians who joined the armed forces after the start of the war - now make up the highest number of people killed on the battlefield since Russia’s full-scale invasion began in 2022.

The high losses on both sides are posing problems on the battlefield and accelerating demographic fears.

"We think it lays out a strategy and a plan that can work," she said. Miller told a news briefing Blinken had learned about the plan during a visit to Kyiv and shared the ambassador's assessment. He said Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy had said he looked forward to presenting the plan in detail to President Joe Biden.

Russia has lost 1,020 soldiers killed and wounded, 6 artillery systems and 2 tanks. Source: General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on Facebook Details: The total combat losses of the Russian forces between 24 February 2022 and 17 September 2024 are estimated to be as follows [figures in parentheses represent the latest losses - ed.

Determining the exact number of casualties in the conflict has been challenging, as both Russia and Ukraine withhold official figures or release numbers that are not widely trusted. Read also: Russia loses 1k+ soldiers,