When compared to other major Russian conflicts, Moscow has lost more than 17 times the soldiers killed during the 1980s offensive in Afghanistan and 11 times more than troops lost in the First and Second Chechen Wars. The estimated casualties highlight Russia’s main strategy of the war, one where it sends its soldiers to the meat grinder to eventually overwhelm Ukraine’s forces, the study said. “He remains undeterred by the high casualty and fatality rates, and Russia’s economic downturn is unlikely to bring the Kremlin to the negotiating table — at least on terms that would be acceptable to Ukraine or Europe.”
Author: Ronny Reyes
Published at: 2026-01-27 23:27:12
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