The military intelligence agencies of Ukraine and many NATO nations produce their own estimates of Russian casualties. They all claim that Russia has lost 600,000 to 700,000 in dead and wounded soldiers as of October.

During the day from November 17 to 18, the army of Russian invaders lost 1,560 soldiers, 107 vehicles, and 99 drones on the front of the war against Ukraine, the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reports.

The United States said on Monday it was Russia that is escalating the conflict in Ukraine by deploying North Korean troops, after the Kremlin warned that Washington would deepen its involvement in the war by allowing Kyiv's forces to strike far into Russia with U.

Vladimir Putin has warned that such a green light would mean that NATO was "at war" with Russia.

President Biden authorized Ukraine to use U.S.-supplied missiles to strike further into Russia, multiple reports said. The move comes as about 10,000 North Korean troops aid Russia in its war and expect to fight in Ukraine in the “next several weeks.