Ukraine claims record 3,000 Russian casualties in one day as war drags on

What the report says

Ukraine said Russian forces suffered a record one-day toll of 2,980 killed or wounded on November 9, while also claiming more than 26,000 Russian casualties in the first 10 days of November. Al Jazeera noted it could not independently verify the battlefield claims from either side. The report said the figures came amid continued Russian attacks on Ukrainian cities and infrastructure, and at a time when front-line momentum appeared to have slowed without major territorial gains for Moscow.

The article said the latest casualty claims were discussed as Ukraine, Russia and the United States held their first peace talks since February, with meetings in Abu Dhabi on November 10-11. Russian presidential aide Vladimir Medinsky led the Russian delegation and repeated Moscow’s demand for peace on its own terms, while Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy argued that Russia was detached from realities on the ground. Ukraine also said Russian negotiators appeared to believe Moscow had captured half of the Donbas area still under Ukrainian control, a claim Zelenskyy rejected.

Al Jazeera reported that the talks produced some limited results, including agreement on a new prisoner exchange involving at least 1,000 and possibly 1,500 prisoners from each side. The article also described ongoing drone and missile strikes, Ukrainian attacks on targets inside Russia, and growing strain on Ukraine’s air-defence and energy systems. More broadly, the piece said the fighting remained costly for both sides even as diplomacy resumed.