Statistics of casualties since the beginning of the full-scale invasion Russia are the subject of subsequent expert analyses. Moscow and Kyiv carefully hide information about the dead and wounded in his own army, while publishing statistics of alleged enemy losses.
As experts reported to The New York Times, according to officials from Washington, Russian losses in the war currently amount to approximately 615,000 soldiers. We are talking about 115,000 dead and 500,000 injured. In the case of the Armed Forces Ukrainy the numbers are to be almost twice as small. According to sources in Pentagonie killed on the battlefield 57.5 thousand Ukrainians remained and 250 thousand were injured.
For comparison, in February Volodymyr Zelensky announced that 31,000 Ukrainian soldiers lost their lives during the fighting with the Russian army. This was the first and so far only high-ranking statement by a Ukrainian politician regarding losses in the Armed Forces. Ukrainy. However, this information was received by the media with great caution and are treated as an element of war propaganda.
War in Ukraine. Experts on the “war of attrition”
According to military analysts observing the conflict in Ukraine, such a high number of victims on the Russian side is the result of the tactics used by the commanders. RussiaNO decided to wage a “war of attrition”which will ultimately lead to the maximum elimination of Ukrainian forces and the removal of the will to defend the country.
This method of fighting causes large losses in human strength, as evidenced by British intelligence reports. According to the latest data the average number of Russian casualties on the front is currently 1,271 soldiers per day. This is the highest rate in the history of war.
The dead and wounded Russians are consistently replaced by new soldiers. In recent months, he has been regularly joining the Russian army 25 to 30 thousand recruits are recruited. This allows for continued assaults and attempts to break through the Ukrainian defense lines.
– In return, Russia offers significant bonuses and raises for volunteer soldiers to avoid large mobilization – argues an anonymous American official.
– We are watching very carefully how long they will be able to maintain this position – adds another.
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