Russian military expert claims Kiev lost nearly 48,000 troops in September fighting
Andrey Marochko also claimed Russian forces destroyed thousands of Ukrainian drones and dozens of vessels last month; the figures could not be independently verified.
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A Russian military expert has claimed that Ukrainian forces and mercenaries suffered losses of nearly 48,000 personnel in fighting during September, according to Russia's TASS news agency.
The expert, identified as Andrey Marochko, also claimed that Russian forces destroyed roughly 24,000 unmanned aerial vehicles, 30 unmanned surface vessels and 70 marine vessels belonging to Ukraine over the same period.
These figures were attributed solely to Marochko and reported by TASS, a Russian state news agency; they have not been independently verified and Ukrainian officials have not been reported as confirming or responding to the claims. Casualty and equipment-loss figures cited by officials or commentators on either side of the war have frequently differed sharply and are difficult to verify independently.
No supporting data or methodology behind the stated figures was provided in the available reporting.
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