Ukraine claims that Russia has lost nearly 117,000 soldiers since the beginning of the invasion last February. A higher number than the US lost during World War I. In just 24 hours, 870 Russian soldiers were killed in Ukraine
116,950 Russian soldiers have been killed since last February 24, according to the latest data published by the Ukrainian army last night (Tuesday). Ukraine reported that in the last 24 hours (Tuesday) alone, 870 Russian soldiers were killed in Ukraine.
By comparison, the US lost 116,516 soldiers during World War I, of which more than 63,000 suffered deaths not related to combat, but mostly to disease.
The Russian Empire, which at the time encompassed the territory of Ukraine, lost 1.8 million soldiers during the first world conflict of the 20th century. During World War II, the Soviet Union suffered more than 8.6 million deaths, according to the country’s Ministry of Defense. If the numbers presented by Ukraine this week are correct, Kremlin forces have lost more soldiers than the US lost in both the Vietnam and Korean wars, wars that spanned 25 years, Newsweek reported.
The latest figures from Ukraine appear to be in line with what US Army General Mark Miley said about the human cost of the conflict between Ukraine and Russia last November. The senior general and chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff estimated at the time that the Russian military had suffered more than 100,000 soldiers killed and wounded in Ukraine – and added that Ukraine’s forces “probably suffered a similar level of casualties.”