The ministry's weekly briefs over the year indicate that Kiev lost around 4,000 soldiers weekly in early 2024. By March, this figure increased to 7,000, before it experienced a slight decrease.
Besides, in March, Ukrainian forces attempted to cross the Russian border in the Belgorod and Kursk regions, which resulted in losing around 3,000 troops more, Sputnik calculated on Wednesday.
After that, Kiev's combat losses started increasing, reaching over 10,000 people per week in late May, after which the number did not go lower than that.
Following the Ukrainian attack on Russia's Kursk Region in August, the losses further escalated, the calculations revealed.
The most significant weekly losses for Kiev's troops occurred from October 26 to November 1, with approximately 17,000 Ukrainian fighters being lost.