Ukraine reports record daily Russian troop losses of 2,980

Ukraine's military reported Russia suffered 2,980 troop casualties in a single day, its highest daily loss since the full-scale invasion began, surpassing the previous record of 2,500 set on November 2. The figure includes dead and wounded, with Ukraine's General Staff stating losses occur every 29 seconds. This follows a reported hack of Russian statistics data suggesting up to 450,000 Russian troops have been killed since February 2022, though Moscow has not updated official figures since September 2022. Ukraine reports 400,410 Russian casualties this year, totaling 1,609,380 since the war began. The announcement precedes U.S.-led peace negotiations in Abu Dhabi, while independent estimates of Russian deaths range from 286,000 to 350,000.