War in Ukraine. Russia is losing more than 800 soldiers every day, Ukraine’s General Staff says

Since the beginning of January, the Russian armed forces have been invading eastern Ukraine and biting the lands, failing to break through the Ukrainian defense line. Russia, however, boasts of “success” and Wagner’s militia claims to have captured several districts around Bakhmut, which it is tirelessly trying to encircle.

According to the Ukrainian General Staff, which has been under severe pressure in recent weeks in the face of these repeated attacks, the Russian effort is costing a lot in terms of fighters. According to Kiev, the Russian army will indeed lose more than 800 soldiers in combat every day, the highest figure since the beginning of the war.

This impressive number is reported by the UK Ministry of Defense in its daily analysis of the conflict. And if it is very difficult to verify, on the other hand the tendency is as follows.probably true“, the ministry notes. “The rise in Russian casualties is likely due to several factors, including a lack of trained personnel, coordination, and resources on the front lines.“.

Military losses in wars are always known precisely after a long time. “And we should always be wary of the numbers put forward by the party in the opposite camp– observes the military historian Cedric Maas, who remembers that this Ukrainian communication also intervened at one point.complicatedFor Kyiv, as Vladimir Zelensky recently admitted. “But there are some clues that confirm the trend, such as the loss rate of high-ranking Russian officers, which is much higher in January and February.“.

Continued attacks by Russian forces

The Russian military is stepping up pressure to gain an advantage before the spring thaw, which could complicate logistics, but also before the arrival of Western tanks. “And these attacks, like the Joffrey attacks of 1915, are necessarily very costly in human life; there are attacks by continuous waves of small groups of infantry that make way for armor.adds Cedric Mas. Thus, the Russian forces tried to capture the Vugledar settlement at the beginning of the month, suffering heavy losses in fierce battles. And while the Ukrainians hold out, with the balance of power now seemingly more in favor of the Russians, the attacker is claiming many lives.

In this war of attrition, however, neither side is spared. And the Ukrainians are also suffering big losses. The German intelligence services (BNB) talked about daily losses at the end of January.three digitsonly in the Bakhmut section. Quoted by the German media Der SpiegelAt the same time, BNB reported that the Russian army is operating “ruthless severity, throwing his soldiers like cannon fodder“.

“The involvement of significant elements of at least three main Russian divisions in the offensive in the Lugansk sector indicates that the Russian offensive has begun;,” ISW assured late last week. The institute also confirms the Ukrainian resistance, which interferes.significant achievementsby the invader, and also caused great losses to Russia.

According to the Ukrainian government, which is tight-lipped about its own military losses, Russia would have lost more than 137,780 soldiers by February 12, almost a year after the Russian invasion began. Counting the killed and wounded, US intelligence estimates its Russian losses at 188,000 soldiers, according to the latest estimates at the end of January. In November, however, the US chief of staff estimated that both camps had suffered similar losses, more than 100,000 fighters killed or wounded, for both Russians and Ukrainians.