Russian Troop Deaths Expose a Potential Weakness of Putin’s Strategy nytimes.com/2022/03/01/us/…
First real estimate I've seen that I can kind of trust:
"Ukraine has said its forces have killed more than 5,300 Russian troops...one American official put the Russian losses as of Monday at 2,000, an estimate with which two European officials concurred."
"Ukraine has said its forces have killed more than 5,300 Russian troops...one American official put the Russian losses as of Monday at 2,000, an estimate with which two European officials concurred."
Lets remember that in the entire Crimea campaign, Russia lost 400 soldiers.
The impact of those deaths were so worrisome to Putin, he had any reporter that actually stated that number publicly arrested, and many funerals were not allowed to be filmed.
The impact of those deaths were so worrisome to Putin, he had any reporter that actually stated that number publicly arrested, and many funerals were not allowed to be filmed.
"Pentagon officials told lawmakers in closed briefingsthat Russian and Ukrainian military deaths appeared to be the same, at around 1,500 on each side in the first five days...For a comparison, nearly 2,500 American troops were killed in Afghanistan over 20 years of war."
"A senior Pentagon official said entire Russian units have laid down their arms without a fight after confronting surprisingly stiff Ukrainian defense. In some cases, Russian troops have punched holes in their vehicles’ gas tanks, presumably to avoid combat, the official said."
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