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Russia's losses during the offensive in Kharkiv Oblast launched earlier this month are eight times higher than those suffered by Ukraine's armed forces, President Volodymyr Zelensky said in an interview published on May 25. The Kyiv Independent could not independently verify the claim. Speaking to the Kazakh outlet Vlast, Zelensky said the figure shows Russian dictator Vladimir Putin "has absolutely no regard for human life." Russia launched a new offensive on May 10 in northern Kharkiv Oblast. Moscow's forces had managed to advance as far as 10 kilometers (6 miles) into the region but had bee...
Kyiv Independent (UK)
According to Ukraine's General Staff, over half a million Russian soldiers were either killed or wounded in Ukraine during the 27-month-long full-scale war. The staggering number is in line with the estimates of the U.K. and France, which said earlier in May that the overall Russian losses are set to be around 500,000. "We estimate Russian military losses at 500,000, including 150,000 deaths," French Foreign Minister Stephane Sejourne said on May 3. Russia's aggression with little regard for the lives of its own soldiers is likely to continue, but behind the figure lies a potential demographic...
Kyiv Independent (UK)
Russia's new Defense Minister Andrei Belousov said on May 14 that his main priority is to win the war in Ukraine "with minimal human losses," even as Moscow reportedly suffers record numbers of troops killed and wounded on the battlefield. Belousov, a former aide and Russia's economy minister from 2012-2013, replaced Sergei Shoigu as the defense minister in a surprise reshuffle of Russia's security and defense apparatus. Speaking on May 14 after being officially appointed, he laid out his priorities for his new role. "The key task, of course, remains achieving victory. Ensuring the achievement...
Kyiv Independent (UK)
The Russian military has largely replaced its heavy battlefield losses in Ukraine, and at a much faster pace than anticipated, said General Christopher Cavoli, the top U.S. commander in Europe, in a written statement to Congress on April 11. Total estimates of Russia's casualties and equipment losses since the full-scale invasion vary widely. The BBC's Russian service, along with the Russian independent media outlet Mediazona, confirmed the identities of more than 50,000 Russian soldiers killed in Ukraine earlier in April. The true death toll is thought to be much higher. According to the Gene...
Kyiv Independent (UK)
Russian forces continue to ramp up their offensive operations along the front line despite the material and personnel losses, the Institute for the Study of War's (ISW) report said on April 7. Russia continues to intensify its assaults near the Russian-occupied cities of Bakhmut and Avdiivkain Donetsk Oblast in attempts to advance in this front-line sector. Chasiv Yar, which lies 10 kilometers west of Bakhmut, remains one of Russia's main targets. Commander-in-Chief of Ukraine's Armed Forces Oleksandr Syrskyi said on April 6 that "fierce battles" are taking place east of the city, but it is st...
Kyiv Independent (UK)
Russia's average number of killed and wounded in action has fallen to 913 per day, the U.K.’s Defense Ministry reported in its intelligence update on April 7. The decrease in losses corresponds with fewer reported attacks over the past month, according to the report. “The reduction in Russian offensive operations highly likely reflects a series of factors: a period of rest and refit following the capture of Avdiivka, and intent to reduce death notifications during the Russian election,” the ministry said on X. The Avdiivka offensive was costly for the Russian army. The capture of Avdiivka, a U...
Kyiv Independent (UK)
The BBC's Russian service, along with the Russian independent media outlet Mediazona, confirmed on April 5 the identities of more than 50,000 Russian soldiers killed in Ukraine since the beginning of the full-scale war. The research, using open-source analysis, only cites those confirmed as being killed, thus almost certainly undercounting the real total. The BBC estimated the true figure likely surpasses 100,000. The figure also does not include soldiers from Russian-occupied territories of Ukraine. According to the BBC's research, around 23,400 soldiers from Russian-occupied Donetsk and Luha...
Kyiv Independent (UK)
The number of vehicles, aircraft, naval vessels, and weapons systems lost by Russian forces since the start of the full-scale invasion of Ukraine has surpassed 15,000, the open-source investigative project Oryx announced on March 24. The figure includes 2,856 tanks, 135 helicopters, 106 aircraft, 20 naval ships, and one submarine. As Oryx only publishes visually confirmed data taken from open sources, the real numbers of Russian losses are likely significantly higher. "What an epic failure from a self-proclaimed military superpower," Oryx contributor Jakub Janovsky said, announcing the milesto...
Kyiv Independent (UK)
Russia’s war machine has shown remarkable stamina despite the hundreds of thousands of troops it is estimated to have lost in Ukraine. But under the hood, it may be less resilient than it looks. With its high oil export revenues, Russia has been able to replace its losses and give its soldiers enough equipment and ammunition to keep on pushing. To achieve and maintain this, the Kremlin has put the whole country on a military footing for the foreseeable future, Russia observers say. “I have repeatedly said that for me it looks like the economy of a country that’s preparing for a large war,” Rus...
Kyiv Independent (UK)
President Volodymyr Zelensky announced recently that 31,000 Ukrainian troops have been killed in the war against Russia, the first official release of military personnel losses in over a year. "Every person is a very great loss for us. 31,000 Ukrainian soldiers died in this war," Zelensky said on Feb. 25, speaking in Kyiv at the “Ukraine. Year 2024” forum. "It is very painful for us." The figure is significantly lower than some recent estimates published by sources outside the government in the absence of official data. “I think we should look at (the announcement) as a sign that Zelensky is t...
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