Ukraine's Alpha Unit Says It Neutralized 3,198 Russian Troops in One Week
Operators of the Security Service of Ukraine’s Alpha special operations center said they neutralized 3,198 Russian troops over one week, calling it a record for the unit. Verified data cited by the special unit says 2,146 Russian soldiers were killed and 1,052 were wounded.
Key points
- Alpha Center operators neutralized 3,198 Russian troops over one week.
- Verified data says 2,146 Russian soldiers were killed.
- Verified data says 1,052 Russian soldiers were wounded.
- The Security Service of Ukraine called the weekly figure a record for Alpha operators.
- The Security Service published the report on Saturday, October 31.
- Ukraine’s General Staff reported 2,250 Russian troop losses in one day on October 21.
Why it matters
The reported weekly result reflects the scale of losses inflicted on Russian personnel by Alpha operators over a short period. The Security Service described the 3,198 figure as a record for the special unit, while the breakdown supplied by the special unit accounts for the dead and wounded.
What happened
The Security Service of Ukraine said Alpha Center special operations operators neutralized 3,198 Russian troops during the preceding week. Verified data from the special unit reported 2,146 killed and 1,052 wounded, matching the total. The agency characterized the result as a record for Alpha operators in terms of enemy personnel neutralized over such a short period and published the report on October 31.
How Ukrainian sources describe it
Ukrainian reporting focused on the Security Service and Alpha Center figures, presenting the weekly total of 3,198 as a record result. It also included the special unit’s verified breakdown between killed and wounded personnel and added the General Staff’s daily and monthly Russian loss figures as context.
Background
On October 21, Ukraine’s General Staff reported that Russian forces had lost 2,250 personnel in one day, described as the highest daily figure since the beginning of the full-scale invasion. In a report dated October 29, the General Staff said Russian forces had lost 49,040 personnel during October 2026, the highest monthly figure since the full-scale war began.