Ukraine has killed 20,000 Russian fighters and injured roughly 80,000 more since December alone, according to previously classified information the US downgraded on Monday.
WASHINGTON – Ukrainian forces have killed approximately 20,000 Russian fighters and wounded roughly 80,000 more over the past five months, US officials revealed Monday.
If the US estimate is correct, Russia has suffered the same number of battle casualties over the past five months as it did in the first nine months of its war on Ukraine. Of the 10,000 Wagnerites believed to have been killed, Kirby said “the majority of them are ex-convicts – folks who went knocking around on the doors in prison cells throughout Russia to throw human flesh at this fight.”
“Last December, Russia initiated broad operations across multiple lines of effort, including towards Vuhledar, Avdiivka, Bahkmut and Crimina,” he said. “Most of these efforts have stalled and failed. Russia has been unable to“The only area where Russia has made some incremental gains – and I want to focus on the word ‘incremental’ – is in Bakhmut. And that really holds very little strategic value for Russia,” Kirby went on.
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