{
  "id": 19163129,
  "title": "One Russian soldier every 29 seconds—Russia’s costliest day of the war, by Ukraine’s count",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/09/one-russian-soldier-every-29-seconds-russias-costliest-day-of-the-war",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-09T14:18:35.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Euromaidan Press",
    "slug": "euromaidan-press",
    "url": "https://euromaidanpress.com/2026/11/09/one-russian-soldier-every-29-seconds-russias-costliest-day-of-the-war-by-ukraines-count/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "On 8 November, Russia suffered its costliest day of the war, with Ukraine's General Staff reporting 2,980 troops killed and seriously wounded – a record third in under three weeks. This marks a dire turning point, as Russia has now lost over 400,000 soldiers since the start of 2026, eclipsing the 400,410 fatalities since 1 January, crossing the 400,000 mark on this fateful day.\n\nThe Ukrainian drone pilots set a record on the same day, taking out 801 Russian troops – one every 1.8 minutes. This represents a 76.5% increase in the number of Russian infantry their drone pilots have eliminated compared to two months ago.\n\nUkraine's defense minister sees no progress on the ground, only mounting losses as Russia continues to dispatch infantry at Ukraine's lines day after day. Meanwhile, talks are taking place in Abu Dhabi among US, Ukrainian, and Russian officials. However, Ukraine's daily figures cannot be independently verified, but external counts point to a similar grim picture.",
  "summary": "It is the third daily high for Russian losses in under three weeks, and the drone force’s third in eight days.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/09/analysts-warn-russias-rassvet-broadband-satellite-network-could-come",
        "published": "2026-11-09T10:00:01.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "New Voice of Ukraine",
        "title": "Russia strikes Ukraine with 317 drones: Hits recorded at 30 locations",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/09/russia-strikes-ukraine-with-317-drones-hits-recorded-at-30-locations",
        "published": "2026-11-09T10:03:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Kyiv Independent",
        "title": "Russian attacks injure 28 across Ukraine over past day, as Russia continues strikes on energy infrastructure",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/09/russian-attacks-injure-28-across-ukraine-over-past-day-as-russia",
        "published": "2026-11-09T11:05:38.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Times of India",
        "title": "Blackouts and no heating: Russia’s winter strike campaign takes aim at Ukraine’s energy network",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/09/blackouts-and-no-heating-russias-winter-strike-campaign-takes-aim-at",
        "published": "2026-11-09T12:26:44.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}