According to the Ukrainian General Staff, Russia lost 341,500 soldiers in Ukraine
According to the Ukrainian General Staff, Russia has lost 341,500 soldiers in Ukraine since its large-scale invasion began on February 24, 2022. This figure includes the 850 casualties that Russian forces reportedly suffered during Tuesday. According to the report, Russia also lost 5,682 tanks, 10,594 armored fighting vehicles, 10,662 vehicles and fuel tanks, 8,076 artillery systems, 919 multiple rocket systems, 605 air defense systems, 324 aircraft, 324 helicopters, 6,173 drones, 22 ships and boats. and a submarine.
These figures are obviously unverifiable, and Moscow has never detailed how many men were deployed in Ukraine since February 2022, nor has it provided any real information about casualties, so estimates on the subject have been largely exaggerated.
Yesterday, American intelligence agencies estimated the number of Russian soldiers injured or killed since the invasion of Ukraine began in February 2022 at 315,000. This estimate comes from a declassified document sent to Congress on the occasion of Ukrainian President Volodymyr's visit to Washington. Zelensky wanted to persuade American parliamentarians to approve new military aid to Kiev. According to the same document, reported by several American media outlets, Russia lost 2,200 of the 3,500 armored vehicles it had before the start of the war on February 24, 2022.
Since January 1, 2023, around 385,000 people have joined the Russian army, said former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, number two on the Russian Security Council, on October 25. After the Russian authorities mobilized around 300,000 reservists from September 2022, they refrained from ordering renewed mobilization despite significant losses in Ukraine. Instead, the Russian army has been conducting a large-scale volunteer recruitment campaign since the spring of 2023, with lots of advertising on the streets and online, promising future soldiers particularly attractive salaries as well as social and banking benefits.
In July 2022, American and British intelligence agencies said they estimated the number of Russian soldiers killed in Ukraine since the war began five months earlier at around 15,000.