Russia has now lost 400,000 troops in Ukraine: Grim milestone for Putin as Kyiv reveals landmark number of deaths… as Moscow continues to send thousands more to war
Daily MailRussia has lost more than 400,000 soldiers to death or injury in its continuing war against Ukraine, according to Kyiv's approximations. The figure, released by Ukraine's Ministry of Defence in its daily update this morning, suggests a staggering number of Russian casualties in the two years since Vladimir Putin launched the invasion on February 24, 2022. Pictured: The corpse of a Russian soldier is seeing lying on the streets of Kharkiv on February 27, 2022 - days after Putin's invasion began Pictured: Ukraine's Ministry of Defence released this update this morning that estimates Russian personnel losses have now ticked over 400,000 If Ukraine's estimate is correct, it also means that the number of Russian casualties is more than twice that of Putin's initial invading force of around 190,000 soldiers. Ukraine's Minister of Defence also reported that between February 24 2022 and February 16 2024, Russia has lost approximately 6,465 tanks, 12,129 armoured combat vehicles, 9,641 artillery units, and 984 multiple launch rocket systems. The figure, released by the Ukraine's Ministry of Defence in its daily update this morning, suggests Vladimir Putin 's forces have suffered stunning losses in the two years since he ordered the invasion on February 24, 2022 Ukraine's Minister of Defence also reported that between February 24 2022 and February 16 2024, Russia has lost approximately 6,465 tanks, 12,129 armoured combat vehicles, 9,641 artillery units, and 984 multiple launch rocket systems The Battle of Bakhmut, for example, was likened to a 'First World War meat grinder' in which wave after wave of Russian soldiers were gunned down.