Former Scots Guards officer Doherty said of the latest intelligence estimate: “We estimate that approximately 450,000 Russian military personnel have been killed or wounded, and tens of thousands more have already deserted since the start of the conflict.”
He added: “The number of personnel killed serving in Russian private military companies is not clear.
“We also estimate that over 10,000 Russian armoured vehicles, including nearly 3,000 main battle tanks, 109 fixed wing aircraft, 136 helicopters, 346 unmanned aerial vehicles, 23 naval vessels of all classes, and over 1,500 artillery systems of all types have been destroyed, abandoned, or captured by Ukraine since the start of the conflict.”
It is 100,000 more than the previous UK estimate shared in February by Britain’s Defence Intelligence.
Armed Forces Minister Leo Doherty also estimates Moscow has lost almost 3,000 tanks – up from 2,000 a year ago.
Ukraine’s President Zelensky said in February that 31,000 of his soldiers had died – but western officials have hinted the true toll is much higher.
The US-based New York Times claimed 70,000 Ukrainian troops had been killed by last summer, citing US officials.
@RadicalChuckForward2wks2W
The numbers that Ukraine reports are likely much more accurate. 450k is just KIA
It's hard to explain the behavior of either country if KIA+WIA on Russia's side was only 450k
@Equ4l1tyBillSocialist2wks2W
In late February, Zelensky said that their estimate of Russian losses was 180k dead, 500k total casualties. Russia's been busy since then, but not to the point of losing another 270k dead.
If Russia lost 450k and Ukraine 27k, how comes that Ukraine is the one kidnapping and beating citizens? While Russians can today get a visa a travel anywhere?.
450K include wounded and are wishful thinking.
Accurate - which is a bad thing :(
This means nukes are on the table in a direct conflict between Russia and NATO.
That’s why NATO collectively decided whatever Ukraine wants, they get.
@XfactorHeronDemocrat2wks2W
putin is banking on a 1) trump withdrawal from nato,
followed by 2) a quick overrun of the baltics (they have <5m population each) and 3) on a ceasefire where he returns the baltics (minus the "russian minority regions") in exchange for the suvalki land corridor to kaliningrad.
Putin thought he'd take Ukraine in a week!
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