Bloodier than Stalingrad: Number of casualties in Russia’s war on Ukraine reaches 2 million
- Russia’s decision to launch a full-scale invasion of Ukraine has now cost the country some 450,000 lives, according to a new study that estimates the war’s total casualty numbers to have surpassed 2 million.
- The research by the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) estimates Russia has suffered 1.4 million casualties, including killed, wounded and missing soldiers – a stunning number that amounts to roughly 1% of the country’s population.
- The losses are not spread evenly across Russia, with poorer areas and ethnic minorities suffering significantly higher casualty rates.
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- Russia’s decision to launch a full-scale invasion of Ukraine has now cost the country some 450,000 lives, according to a new study that estimates the war’s total casualty numbers to have surpassed 2 million.
- The research by the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) estimates Russia has suffered 1.4 million casualties, including killed, wounded and missing soldiers – a stunning number that amounts to roughly 1% of the country’s population.
- The losses are not spread evenly across Russia, with poorer areas and ethnic minorities suffering significantly higher casualty rates.
Sources: CNN