Moscow offers update on casualties from Ukraine conflict

[Loki]

The Russian Defense Ministry provided a rare update on the casualties the country's armed forces have suffered during the ongoing military offensive in Ukraine, on Friday.

“Unfortunately, during the special military operation there have been losses among our comrades-in-arms. To date, 1,351 servicemen have died and 3,825 have been injured,” the deputy head of the Russian General Staff, Colonel General Sergey Rudskoy told a media briefing.

The official did not provide any figures on soldiers who have potentially gone missing in action or been taken prisoner amid the conflict.

The Ukrainian side has sustained heavy casualties (around 30,000) over the past month, Rudskoy clarified. According to Russian military estimates, around 14,000 Ukrainian troops have been killed, and a further 16,000 have been injured.

Ukraine’s military has sustained major losses in hardware, with nearly 1,600 tanks and other armored vehicles destroyed, he alleged, adding that the Russian offensive has largely destroyed Kiev’s air and anti-aircraft forces, while its navy has effectively ceased to exist.

The official casualty figures provided by the Russian military differ drastically from the estimates from the Ukrainian side. According to the latest claims by Kiev, around 16,000 Russian soldiers have been killed in the conflict, with hundreds of tanks, armored vehicles, and artillery pieces destroyed.

Kiev, however, remains tight-lipped on its own casualties. The most recent figure was announced by President Volodymyr Zelensky in mid-March, when he said that around 1,300 Ukrainian soldiers had died in combat.

https://www.rt.com/russia/552708-ukr...ry-casualties/

[SilverKnight]

In this regards, I trust more RT then the other news outlets.

[Annihilus]

Ukraine now has more tanks than before the invasion

[Loki]

Ukraine now has more tanks than before the invasion

"Tanks and other armoured vehicles"....not only tanks

[Annihilus]

"Tanks and other armoured vehicles"....not only tanks

I meant Ukraine has captured more tanks than they lost.

[KirillMazur]

100 thousand - the official military contingent of Russia in Ukraine. Relative to 100 thousand - the losses are not large, given the scale of hostilities and the density of artillery. Even if some of the losses were not specifically announced, the losses are still not large. Do not forget that there were three military commands on the territory of the former Ukraine. Fortifications remained from Soviet times. Made of very high quality. In addition, the Russians are also fighting with Russians on the other side - the same unpretentious, stubborn, fearless. But with a broken program.
But the losses of the Armed Forces of Ukraine are very large. And here it is useless to hide them, if 200-300 people die at once from rocket attacks on the bases of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, all these videos are on the net. More missiles, less infantry. Actually, as it was in Syria, when the Russians destroyed all the shells, all the fuel with pinpoint strikes, blocked the supply routes. And then they already stormed the cities, and easily knocked out the terrorists. This whole operation is very reminiscent of Syria.

Kingdom of Heaven and eternal rest to the departed soldiers, and I wish the wounded a speedy recovery. I hope this abscess will be stopped by May 9, and all the drugged Nazis will be found.

[Loki]

I meant Ukraine has captured more tanks than they lost.

Says who? I highly doubt that, it sounds like typical Ukrainian disinformation/ war propaganda.