Russian President Vladimir Putin’s army has seen losses of nearly 290k during its invasion of Ukraine, experts have claimed – with nearly 890k injured on top of that figure.
Putin first ordered his troops to invade neighbouring Ukraine nearly one year and eight months ago. And having first planned to “capture” the country in just three days, it has now stretched out to just under two years, with the casualties piling up.
According to Russia’s deputy labour minister Alexei Vovchenko, around 54% of those injured have lost limbs as a result of the war, which he called earlier this week a “vivid problem – it’s a lot”. The figures vary widely depending on where you look, however, with the ones cited by the Daily Star coming from Ukraine’s officials, while Russia has never officially confirmed its losses.




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