War in "Bending Point": The loss of Ukraine in 400,000 soldiers is highly low - The Washington Post

This is stated in the editorial article of the American newspaper The Washington Post (WP). The invaders are gradually moving in the Donbass further to the west, especially in the area of ​​Pokrovsk and Kurakhov. The Armed Forces controls about 20% of the territory of Ukraine, analysts say. At the same time, Ukraine loses troops at speed, which far exceeds the ability to restore and continue battles. The official assessment of losses of 400,000 killed or wounded is severely low, experts say.

In addition, according to the newspaper, thousands of exhausted Ukrainian soldiers are deserted from the front line. "Time is the most important resource that Ukraine loses and is unlikely to survive another year of such a destructive war. Hurry in negotiations (with the Russian Federation) can lead to the fact that Russian President Vladimir Putin will launch a new war for a larger territory as soon There is a chance to restore the exhausted potential of your army, " - said in WP.

The unprofitable conditions of the future of the world will leave Ukrainians angry, because daily residential buildings, schools and factories will be destroyed, someone and relatives will die. Most of the anger will be directed to Western patrons, Ukrainians will accuse them of betrayal, indicate in the article. "This battle of the United States and Ukraine cannot lose, especially with a bad agreement.

Conflict resolution will have consequences far beyond Ukraine - the authority of the United States and NATO is put on the map," the authors conclude. It should be noted that on December 8, President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky gave other figures of losses in the Armed Forces. From the beginning of a full -scale invasion of the Russian Federation, 43 thousand Ukrainian military has been killed in Ukraine.

At the same time, the losses of the invaders exceed 750 thousand people: 198 thousand killed and more than 550 thousand wounded. We will remind, Ukrainian military intelligence estimated losses among mobilized Russians from September 21, 2022 to October 31, 2024 in about 99 thousand people. The largest losses are in the occupation group "Center" in 21 710 people.