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WarTranslated relays Zelenskyy on Vivaldi, Russian losses, drone funding and peace talks

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WarTranslated relayed Zelenskyy’s claims that Operation Vivaldi remained underway with about 125–140 km² recovered, and Russian losses were about 42,000 per month over the past two to three months, versus 30,000–32,000 earlier in the year. He put 21,000–22,000 of that monthly figure as killed and the remainder as badly wounded, and described Ukraine’s offensive losses as several times lower. He said Ukraine would close its funding gap by year-end and use part of next year’s loan around January to order drones for January and February 2027. He expressed trust that the US wanted to stop the war, while saying talks could drag as Putin added demands in response to changes in the US and Europe. He said Putin might exploit US–Iran talks and Trump’s desire for a win before the midterms, adding that the US was much stronger than Russia. The claims are not independently verified.

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Evidence: WarTranslated relays Zelenskyy on Vivaldi, Russian losses, drone funding and peace talks

The complete retained WarTranslated post relays Zelenskyy’s statements. The upstream remarks, figures and forecasts were not independently verified; this relay is not independent corroboration.