In an update on Thursday, Ukraine's armed forces said that Russia had lost 910 troops the previous day, taking the tally since the start of the war to 135,010. On Tuesday, Ukraine said Russian forces had lost 1,030 troops in the previous day, the highest tally for a 24-hour period since the start of the war. With Wednesday's losses also at 910, according to Kyiv, Ukraine's estimate of Russian personnel deaths over the last three days is 2,850.
To be fair, the death and casualty tolls from both militaries is not easy to gauge; Russia is also claiming that a great number of Ukrainian forces have also been killed in the fighting. That said, Western officials believe Russia is closing in on around 200,000 casualties, which includes both those killed and wounded. The war will reach its one-year anniversary on Feb. 24.
Ukraine says Russia is planning another mobilization drive to replenish its lost forces. It would come after Moscow ordered 300,000 conscripts called up last fall.
In the latter part of September, Moscow announced it officially lost 5,937 killed in battle but that makes little sense; Russia started the invasion after massing around 120,000-130,000 troops and has already had one general mobilization while now planning another.
"However, the purported death toll comes amid accounts from both sides about the deadliest combat of the war and a fierce fight for the city of Bakhmut in the Donetsk Oblast, as well as near Vuhledar, around 30 miles to the southwest," Newsweek reported. "Governor of the Luhansk Oblast, Serhiy Haidai, said on Thursday that Russia had stepped up its attacks and was trying to force a breakthrough near the town of Kreminna in his region, although he added: 'our defense forces are holding firmly there.'"
Last June, Russian President Vladimir Putin issued a warning against the United States that if it proceeds with sending missiles to Ukraine, Russia will have no choice but to strike new targets beyond its “special operation.” Procuring Kyiv with more weapons, Putin said, will only “drag out the armed conflict for as long as possible.” In the event that longer-range missiles are sent to Ukraine, Putin added, Moscow will draw “appropriate conclusions” and strike facilities that it has not yet targeted. “If they are supplied, we will draw appropriate conclusions from this and use our own weapons, of which we have enough, in order to strike at those facilities we are not targeting yet,” said an English translation of Putin’s words on Russian state television. Putin never made good on that threat, likely because he couldn't. Sources include: TheEpochTimes.com FreeWestMedia.comDan Radiostyle: China is weaponizing American products against America itself
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