While Ukraine has boasted of slaying many Russian soldiers, including a record-setting day of losses last week, Kyiv has also suffered a devastating loss of its forces.
Western intelligence agencies believe each side has sustained around 150,000 deaths since Russia started its assault on February 24, 2022.
Ukraine Suffers Losses in War Against Russia
General Eirik Kristoffersen, the military commander of Norway, stated last month on Norwegian television that the most recent intelligence indicates that Ukraine has lost 100,000 soldiers and 30,000 civilians throughout the conflict. Meanwhile, according to Kristoffersen, 180,000 Russian soldiers were injured, died, or went missing. According to American and Western authorities, US officials have lately stated that the number of Russian casualties is quickly reaching 200,000.
Kyiv and Moscow often make statements about the overall number of enemy deaths, although these numbers are frequently viewed as dubious by foreign intelligence, as per NY Post. According to an assessment by the British Ministry of Defense, the Russians are paying a hefty price in blood for this territory: Russia is currently losing soldiers at a greater pace than it did at the start of the full-scale invasion over a year ago.
The Ukrainian General Staff claims that approximately 800 Russians are killed daily, a statistic that cannot be independently verified. A Canadian-trained professional soldier stated that he and his colleagues have been battling in Bakhmut since October and have witnessed the city's block-by-block destruction.
In an unsettling omen for the Ukrainians, the Russians are also improving their artillery coordination. The capacity of Ukrainian forces to hold the position has been bolstered by their battlefield medicine abilities, which, according to Volodymyr, were "raised to a whole new level" by Canadian training provided before the invasion.
According to CBC, there are no accurate estimates of the number of Russian or Ukrainian casualties. The Ukrainian General Staff believes that over 139,000 Russian troops have been killed or injured since the main invasion began on February 24, 2022.
It only recognizes the deaths of up to 13,000 Ukrainian soldiers. According to the former civilian assistant to the commander of Ukraine's special forces, the training provided by Canada and other western partners had the added effect of instilling confidence in Ukrainians.
UN Urges Russia-Ukraine War Ceasefire
On Wednesday, the European Union circulated the resolution that the United Nations General Assembly will vote on on the eve of the first anniversary of Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Per ABC News, the resolution calls for a cessation of hostilities and peace that guarantees Ukraine's "sovereignty, independence, unity, and territorial integrity."
There are no vetoes in the 193-member international organization; therefore, the resolution will be unanimously approved after the assembly's high-level emergency extraordinary session on February 23. However, it is unclear how many "yes" votes it will receive.
To commemorate the occasion, Ukraine requested that the EU prepare a resolution in cooperation with UN member states to garner international support for peace in Ukraine by the UN Charter, according to an EU official who was not allowed to talk publicly.
The charter asks for the peaceful resolution of conflicts and mandates that all nations refrain from "threat or use of force against the territorial integrity or political independence of any state." Russia's veto authority has left the Security Council, tasked with ensuring world peace and security, paralyzed. As a result, the General Assembly has become the most significant UN body dealing with Ukraine.
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