The military losses of the Russian Federation in the war with Ukraine amount to about 200 thousand people.
This is the number of soldiers, officers and mercenaries that Russia lost in 11 months of a full-scale war. These losses are eight times higher than American losses during the two decades of the war in Afghanistan. The Russian army suffered especially heavy losses in the battles for Bakhmut and Soledar in the Donbass. This is stated in the author’s article of The New York Times.
At the same time, the material notes that human casualties are unlikely to become a deterrent to the military goals of Russian dictator Vladimir Putin. It is noted that Moscow is ready to sacrifice hundreds of thousands of soldiers. However, a large number of victims can undermine the political support of the aggressor.
The war is being fought like the struggle the country faced during World War II, when more than 8 million Soviet soldiers died, the article says.
Recall that Ukrainian Defense Minister Oleksiy Reznikov said on February 2 that Russia could launch a new offensive in two directions on the anniversary of a full-scale invasion. At present, the Kremlin has mobilized 500,000 Russian soldiers.
Source: The New York Times
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