Lengre ned i artikkelen er følgende tall sitert:
*This comes as Telegram channel General SVR suggests the “irretrievable military operational losses of manpower” in the Russian army is more than 126,500, a rise of more than 20,000 this month. *
On top of this, there have been more than 44,000 killed in pro-Kremlin private military armies operating in Ukraine to support Putin’s illegal invasion.
If true, it means more than 10,000 lost in this month’s heavy fighting in private military companies - including Wagner, staffed by prisoners will be forced to fight for Putin.
In addition, more than 6,250 Russian national guards have been slain, states the channel.
The overall toll is put at 176,863 and he channel’s figures for war losses are routinely higher than other sources.
Her er vel de 126.500 som er betegnet som " irretrievable military operational losses of manpower” både døde og skadede som ikke kommer tilbake til operative virksomhet.
Uansett stor usikkerhet om disse tallene, men at de har tapt enormt mange soldater kan det vel ikke være noe tvil om. Og det er heller ikke slutt på tapene, heller tvert i mot.