Britain estimates nearly 70,000 Russian fighters have died since the invasion of Ukraine began.

MADRID, December 4 (EUROPA PRESS) –

British Intelligence Services have indicated this Monday that almost 70,000 Russian soldiers and mercenaries have died in fighting since the start of the invasion of Ukraine, launched in February 2022, which also left between 220,000 and 280,000 Russian soldiers injured.

Thus, they indicated that “between February 24, 2022 and November 2023, the official forces of the Russian Ministry of Defense have recorded between 180,000 and 240,000 wounded and almost 50,000 dead, while the Wagner Group may have recorded 40,000 wounded and 20,000 dead. .”

“Therefore, in total, Russia probably suffered between 220,000 and 280,000 wounded and about 70,000 dead,” he said, before stressing that “this gives an estimate of between 290,000 and 350,000 total combat casualties,” according to a statement published by the Ministry British Defense via its account on the social network X.

In this way, they point out that “the average estimate is 320,000 Russian combat casualties” and emphasize that “even among Russian officers there is a low level of understanding of the total number of casualties due to a long-standing culture of dishonesty.” information within the Army”, British Intelligence agencies have completed.

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