Pentagon estimated Russia's losses in Ukraine at 70-80 thousand

Since the beginning of a full -scale war against Ukraine, Russia has lost from 70 to 80 thousand soldiers killed and wounded, according to Pentagon. This was stated by the US Deputy Defense Minister for political issues of Colus Kal during a briefing on Monday, August 8, CNN reports. “I think it is safe to assume that the Russians probably lost 70 or 80 thousand people in less than six months.

This figure takes into account the number of killed and wounded in battle, it can be a little lower, a little higher, but I think it is an approximate value, ”he said. The Pentagon representative noted that the number of losses among Russian invaders is significant, given that Russia has not reached any of the purposes of the Kremlin dictator Vladimir Putin since the beginning of a full -scale invasion of Ukraine on February 24.