Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said the Ukrainian army’s losses in the counteroffensive have exceeded 125,000 in the past six months. soldiers.
Shoigu announced this on Friday during a teleconference with the leadership of the Russian armed forces. According to him, the combat capabilities of Ukrainian troops have been significantly reduced.
– Full mobilization in Ukraine, supplies of Western weapons and the introduction of strategic reserves into the battle by the Ukrainian command did not change the situation on the battlefield – he argued. According to him, these actions have only increased the number of losses among Ukrainian military personnel.
Shoigu also said that during the “special military operation” in Ukraine, the Russian armed forces are taking more advantageous positions and expanding their zones of control in all directions.
In September, the Russian Defense Minister reported that the Ukrainian side had lost 66,000 people since the start of the counter-offensive, which began in June. soldiers.
How many soldiers did Ukraine really lose and how many did Russia lose?
It is not known exactly how many soldiers have been killed since the beginning of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. The US estimates Ukraine’s losses in the war with Russia at 190,000. soldiers, of which at least 70 thousand died, and 120 thousand were injured. These data were published on November 13 by The Economist magazine, citing US officials.
In August, the New York Times wrote that Ukraine and Russia’s losses since February 2022 total half a million soldiers, including 120,000. killed and 180 thousand injured on the Russian side and 70,000 killed and 120 thousand injured on the Ukrainian side.
Data on personnel losses from both armies cannot be verified because both Moscow and Kiev keep them secret. At the same time, they like to inform about the enemy’s losses.
According to the latest report of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Russia has lost more than 330,000 people since the beginning of the invasion. soldiers (killed, wounded and captured).
Source: Do Rzeczy
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