
Published October 11, 2024
Putin casualties reach more than 600,000 in Ukraine since the war began in 2022, says US
September proved to be the bloodiest month of attrition with 36,000 casualties for Vladimir Putin since the Russian invasion began in 2022, latest US intelligence assessment shows.
Russia suffered more than 1,200 casualties a day at an average – totalling to at least 36,000 casualties, according to the US and British military analysts, the New York Times reported. Officials in the West have called September the costliest month for Moscow’s troops but did not give an exact number of Russian casualties.
Russia has not released an official number of casualties of its forces in Ukraine and treats the information as a state secret.
Away from the frontline, Volodymyr Zelensky is promoting his “victory plan” in a widespread Europe visit that he said “aims to create the right conditions for a just end to the war” against Russia.
Yesterday, he met with prime minister Keir Starmer, Nato secretary general Mark Rutte, French president Emmanuel Macron and Italian premier Giorgia Meloni.
He is now set to meet Pope Francis today for a half-hour audience and then he will meet German chancellor Olaf Scholz in Berlin.
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SOURCE: www.independent.co.uk
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Vladimir Putin’s Russia is paying a heavy human cost for territorial gains, says the Pentagon(Image: Getty)
Published October 10, 2024
The Pentagon has reported a grim toll of 600,000 Russian casualties in Ukraine since February 2022, highlighting the severe human cost of Putin’s war.
Russian troops have been pushing forward in the Donetsk region of Ukraine, edging closer to Pokrovsk, a crucial transport hub.
Yet, this progress comes at a steep price for Putin, with casualty rates soaring rapidly. According to a senior US defence official in a recent briefing, September marked Russia’s bloodiest month in the conflict.
They stated: “Russian losses, both killed and wounded, in just the first year of the war have exceeded the total Soviet losses in any conflict since the Second World War.”
Despite many expecting Russia’s military efforts to wane, Putin’s forces persist over two and a half years into the war, even as they face massive equipment losses, spiralling defence costs, and widespread mobilisation.
Russia has so far steered clear of a full-scale conscription, opting instead to boost pay and pensions to draw in soldiers. However, the mounting death toll might soon necessitate a shift in strategy.
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SOURCE: www.irishstar.com