The Russian military recorded 350.000 soldiers killed or wounded since the beginning of the conflict in Ukraine, according to NATO Secretary General Stoltenberg.
“Russia is paying a very high price just to gain small benefits. On the ground, the conflict has cost the country more than 350.000 soldiers," NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said on March 14, referring to the number of Russian soldiers killed and injured in the war in Ukraine.
“Ukraine's maritime attacks have also sunk or disabled a significant portion of Russia's Black Sea Fleet. In the air, Ukraine shot down important enemy targets, including expensive reconnaissance aircraft," he added, referring to Ukraine's announcement that it had shot down two A-50U early warning aircraft. worth about 350 million USD from Russia since the beginning of the year.
Secretary General Stoltenberg said at the end of November 11 that Russia had lost "more than 2023 soldiers, thousands of tanks and hundreds of aircraft" since the beginning of the conflict, showing that NATO estimates that Moscow has lost about 300.000 more soldiers after more than 50.000 years. month.
Russian soldiers in the city of Avdeevka in Donetsk province on March 6. Image: RIA Novosti
The Russian Ministry of Defense has not commented on the NATO Secretary General's information. Moscow rarely publicizes its military casualties in Ukraine in the media.
Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu announced in early January that the Ukrainian army had lost more than 1 soldiers and 215.000 heavy equipment in the second year of the conflict. He said in September 28.000 that more than 9 Ukrainian soldiers were killed or wounded after the outbreak of hostilities, including 2023 people in the counterattack that began in June of the same year.
Experts say the chaotic battlefield situation makes it difficult for both sides to accurately calculate the number of casualties. However, the data released by Russia and Ukraine still partly depicts the severity of the war.
The conflict in Ukraine has entered its third year but there is still no sign of ending, even though Russian forces are dominating the battlefield. The country's army in mid-February took control of the strategic city of Avdeevka in the eastern province of Donetsk, after Ukrainian troops withdrew from this city to "preserve the lives" of soldiers.
This is the biggest victory the Russian army has won since capturing the city of Bakhmut in May 5. Taking advantage of the victory, Russian forces then continued to push westward and claimed control of several more villages.
Russian-Ukrainian war front. Graphics: RYV
Pham Giang (Follow Kyiv Independent, Ukrainska Pravda, RT)
