RosSMI confirmed the killing of five more senior officers of the Russian Army in Ukraine

In the past two weeks in Ukraine, according to Russian investigative journalists, at least five senior officers of the Russian Armed Forces have been removed. Mediazona reported this on Friday, December 29.

According to the updated media list, confirmed and verified regarding the losses of Russian troops on the Ukrainian front for the period from December 15 to the present, 1,175 people have been added, including five officers – 1 colonel and 4 who is lieutenant colonel.

According to Russian investigators, 2023 will be “bloodier” for the Russian army than in the past.

“By the end of 2023, there are more than 40.5 thousand names on our list, and we expect that the data for 2023 will also increase by at least a third – especially if we take into account the latest bloody attacks, ” said Mediazona.

Journalists added that they can “say with confidence” that this year the Russian Armed Forces suffered greater losses than in the first year of the large-scale war against Ukraine.

A Ukrainian Special Operations Forces sniper destroyed a group of Russian soldiers in the direction of Avdiivka at night.

Let’s recall that since the beginning of the mass invasion of Ukraine, the total combat losses of Russian troops are approximately 356,670 people. In the past 24 hours, the Ukrainian Armed Forces liquidated 920 invaders.

According to Ukrainian intelligence, the Russian military leadership is trying to increase the training of junior lieutenants and reduce the duration of the relevant training due to the serious losses of junior officers.