Ukraine: "410,000 Russian Troops Eliminated"... Own Forces Report "30,000 Killed"

2 Years After the War... Ukrainian Ministry of Defense Claims

The Ukrainian Ministry of Defense claimed on the 26th (local time) that since the war broke out two years ago, Russia's troop losses have totaled over 410,000.

On the same day, citing data from the General Staff of the Armed Forces, the Ministry stated that since the full-scale invasion by Russian forces on February 24, 2022, a total of 410,700 Russian troops have been eliminated.

They explained that 6,555 tanks, 12,478 armored combat vehicles, 1,000 multiple rocket launchers, 7,707 drones, 1,910 cruise missiles, 25 warships, 1 submarine, and 340 military aircraft have been destroyed.

If the Ministry of Defense's term "eliminated" refers only to fatalities, then the number of Russian war dead is more than 13 times that of Ukraine.

In a press conference the previous day, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky stated that since the outbreak of the war, 31,000 of their own troops have died, adding, "The figures of 300,000 or 150,000 cited by Putin and his liars are not true."

Volodymyr Zelensky, President of Ukraine, held a press conference in Kyiv on the 25th (local time) to mark the 2nd anniversary of the war. President Zelensky stated that 31,000 of his country's soldiers have died in the two-year war with Russia.
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The Ukrainian government had kept the scale of its own troop losses confidential until now, but President Zelensky's mention of it drew attention.

The number of Russian war dead claimed by Ukraine on this day is slightly higher than estimates raised in the West, but President Zelensky's figure for Ukrainian military deaths the previous day differs significantly from external views.

The British weekly magazine The Economist reported in November last year that "U.S. officials estimate at least 70,000 Ukrainian soldiers have died and 120,000 have been wounded."

The U.S. New York Times (NYT) reported in August last year that Russian casualties reached about 300,000 and Ukrainian casualties about 200,000.

Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu claimed last month that "Ukraine's troop losses in 2023 alone were 215,000."

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