Statistics from a number of recent independent media studies – aired by online radio Voice of America – Demonstrate that the Russian military has suffered significant losses since launching its invasion of Ukraine in February 2022.
At the end of June, independent Russian media Important stories Found it “More than 71,000 Russian men died during the war” More than two years. Based on figures compiled by Russia’s National Statistics Service, the report estimates that at least 45,000 Russian soldiers died in Ukraine in 2023 alone.
“In early June, an investigation by independent Russian media Mediazona and the BBC’s Russian-language service confirmed the names of 64,000 Russian soldiers killed since the start of the large-scale Russian invasion”Mentioned Voice of America. “Journalists who conducted the investigation suggested the death toll could be at least twice as high”.
On the second anniversary of the invasion, Media zone And MedusaAnother independent Russian media outlet published a joint study, which they claim has killed around 83,000 Russian soldiers in Ukraine.
Last August, the The New York Times It cited unnamed U.S. officials as saying nearly 70,000 Ukrainian troops were killed and 120,000 wounded, compared with 120,000 Russian troops killed and 170,000 to 180,000 wounded.
The Kremlin does not release official figures on military casualties.
Orban in Q
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán will travel to Kew this Tuesday, July 2, 2024, to meet Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. Financial TimesCiting sources familiar with the matter.
It will be the first visit by a Hungarian leader to Ukraine since the start of the war against Russia in February 2022.
The services of Viktor Orban and Volodymyr Zelensky were not immediately available for comment.
The visit comes as Budapest, which has maintained close ties with Moscow and refused to supply arms to Kyiv, took over the EU’s rotating presidency on Monday.
Orban and Zelenskiy were on the sidelines of last week’s European summit in Brussels, where a security deal was signed between the EU and Ukraine.
Ukraine is taking a heavy toll on Moscow
Kyiv’s forces destroyed 1,415 Russian artillery systems in June, the highest monthly total since the Russian invasion began in February 2022, according to the Ukrainian Defense Ministry. The previous “record” total was 1,160 in the previous month.
In June, the Ukrainian military reportedly destroyed 59 Russian air defense systems. It was the second-highest monthly total in more than two years of conflict.
Added to these figures were the deaths of 35,030 Russian soldiers in June, the second deadliest month for Kremlin troops.
The release of these figures, which cannot be verified, is part of a Ukrainian communications strategy aimed at undermining the morale of Moscow’s troops.
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