Over the past three weeks, during the assault on Avdiivka in eastern Ukraine, Russia likely lost about 200 armored vehicles, according to a report from British intelligence on November 4th.
"This is likely due to a combination of relative effectiveness of Ukraine’s modern hand-held anti-armour weapons, mines, uncrewed aerial vehicle-dropped munitions, and precision artillery systems," the report stated.
In intelligence, it was noted that, like previous Russian offensives, the Avdiivka assault often involved advancing across open terrain, leading to significant casualties.
"Like previous Russian offensives, the Avdiivka assaults have often been characterised by advances across open ground, leading to high losses. It is plausible that Russia has suffered several thousand personnel casualties around the town since the start of October 2023," the intelligence report said.
