Even Russian officials have little understanding of the numbers: British intelligence estimates Russian losses in the war in Ukraine
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Russian troops have probably suffered a total of 290,000 to 350,000 casualties since the invasion of Ukraine
The total losses of Russian troops since the beginning of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine are estimated at between 290,000 and 350,000 people, with little understanding of the total number of casualties even among Russian officials, the UK Ministry of Defense said in a new intelligence report, UNN reports.
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"Between 24 February 2022 and November 2023, official Russian MoD forces likely suffered between 180,000 and 240,000 personnel wounded and approximately 50,000 killed. Wagner Group mercenaries likely suffered approximately 40,000 wounded and 20,000 killed. Therefore, overall, the Russian side has likely suffered around 220,000-280,000 wounded and approximately 70,000 killed. This gives an estimated range of between 290,000 and 350,000 total Russian combatant casualties," the British Ministry of Defense report says.
As noted, the median of the estimate range is 320,000 total Russian combatant casualties.
Even amongst Russian officials there is likely a low level of understanding about total casualty figures because of a long-established culture of dishonest reporting within the military,
It is worth reminding
According to the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, the losses of the Russian occupiers since the beginning of the full-scale invasion of Ukraine have already reached about 332,810 people.
