Russians likely suffered up to 480,000 casualties in Ukraine: British intel

• Russia suffered up to 480,000 casualties in the war against Ukraine, according to British intelligence.
• The country has suffered from 50,000 to 190,000 permanent infections and 240,000 to 290,000 temporary infections.
• In a desperate attempt to replenish its manpower, Moscow sends its wounded soldiers back into battle.

Russia likely suffered Up to 480 thousand soldiers were killed or wounded in the war against UkraineAccording to the British Ministry of Defense in an intelligence update.

Russian losses include between 150,000 and 190,000 killed or permanently killed, while between 240,000 and 290,000 soldiers are described as temporarily wounded and could return to the battlefield “in some capacity.”

The latest figures published by the Ministry of Defense do not include the Wagner Group nor its POW battalions that fought at Bakhmut. The Wagner Group was previously headed by Yevgeny Prigozhin, who died in a plane crash in August.

The recent fighting in the city of Avdiivka in southeastern Ukraine contributed to an increase in the number of dead and wounded Russian soldiers by 90%.

Russia made marginal gains despite the wave of attacks, but suffered significant losses in weapons and personnel.

Russia’s ability to defend territory it controls and carry out costly attacks depends on personnel numbers, according to the British Ministry of Defence.

Russia experts said Mounting losses are unlikely to deter Putinaccording to The New York Times.

Since the start of the full-scale invasion in February 2022, Russia has expanded recruitment campaigns using financial incentives, and introduced a partial mobilization last fall. Moscow has significantly strengthened its presence in Ukraine through recruitment efforts.

Insider’s Alia Shuaib previously reported on Russia’s desperate efforts to maintain a presence on the front lines, sending injured soldiers back into battle without treating them first.

The move to bring back injured soldiers amid a shortage of manpower and equipment prompted the mother of one of the soldiers to describe being treated “like cows in a slaughterhouse.”

It is reported that more than half of the injured Russian soldiers are amputees. Approximately 54% of Russian soldiers injured in the war and undergoing treatment have had their limbs amputated.

Ukrainian losses

A shocking percentage of Ukrainian soldiers are also amputees. Amputations in Ukraine are said to be as widespread as they were in the trenches of World War I, largely due to Russia’s reliance on mines and artillery.

It is estimated that between 20,000 and 50,000 Ukrainians have undergone amputations since the start of the full-scale invasion, compared to several thousand annually.

in August, The New York Times reported US officials, speaking anonymously, estimate that 70,000 Ukrainian soldiers were killed and between 100,000 and 120,000 were wounded.

Ukraine’s counterattack saw more heavy casualties.

particularly, Young, newly trained Ukrainian soldiers are dying “by the dozens” every dayA senior sergeant fighting in Donetsk told the BBC in August.

Ukraine is under martial law, which prevents men of military service age from leaving the country. At the beginning of its counterattack in the summer, a recruitment campaign in Ukraine raised the slogan “Courage conquers fear.” General mobilization in the Ukrainian Armed Forces has been taking place since 2014 when the Donbas War broke out.