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More than 450,000 Russian troops have been killed or wounded since Vladimir Putin launched his invasion of Ukraine just over two years ago, Britain's armed forces minister has revealed.
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UK agencies have estimated that Russia has lost about 450,000 personnel and over 10,000 armoured vehicles in Ukraine since the start of the full-scale invasion. Source: UK Defence Journal, a UK portal specialising in military topics, citing Leo Docherty, Minister for the Armed Forces, as reported by European Pravda Details: The minister gave these estimates in response to a question from opposition Labour MP John Healey, who asked for detailed estimates of Russian losses in Ukraine, both in regu
The figure is only slightly lower than Kyiv’s official estimates, where the UK Minister of Armed Forces said there were “tens of thousands more have deserted” not included in the estimation.
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