Russia has suffered an estimated 75,000 casualties in Ukraine invasion, U.S. officials say

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

LONDON — More than 75,000 Russian soldiers have been killed or injured since the Kremlin launched its brutal war on Ukraine on Feb. 24, according to U.S. intelligence.

Speaking to CNN, Michigan Rep. Elissa Slotkin said the estimate was revealed during a classified briefing with officials from the Biden administration. “We were briefed that over 75,000 Russians have either been killed or wounded [in Ukraine], which is huge. ... Over 80% of their land forces are bogged down, and they’re tired,” she said.

That roughly correlates to the number of casualties estimated by CIA Director William Burns on July 20. “I think the latest estimates from the U.S. intelligence community would be, you know, something in the vicinity of 15,000 killed and maybe three times that wounded, so a quite significant set of losses,” Burns said at the Aspen Security Forum.

He went on to say that Ukrainian soldiers had “suffered as well,” but “probably a little less than” enemy forces. More recently, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky’s senior adviser said military casualties were between 100 and 200 per day.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/russia-has-suffered-an-estimated-75000-casualties-in-ukraine-invasion-us-officials-say-150659381.html

Heckuva job Pooty Poot.

[RockRaven]

1. Far too many and not nearly enough at the same time... nt

[TomSlick]

2. Of course, the loss of human life, on both sides, is terrible.

However, the deaths are the result of the illegal invasion of Ukraine. The casualties will stop when the Russian people have had enough.

The power to end the war is in the hands of the Russian people. They are responsible for every Russian casualty.

[gohuskies]

3. And a boatload of generals

The Russians underestimated the will of the Ukrainians