Ukraine-News: Russia's military abandons wounded troops
Created: 07/06/2022Updated: 07/06/2022 15:05
By: Helena Gries, Tobias Utz, Sandra Kathe
Soldiers are dying every day in the Ukraine war, on both sides.
Statistics on Russia's losses in the Ukraine war are regularly updated.
The battles and attacks in the Ukraine war are raging primarily in the east of the country.
The military of Ukraine put up fierce resistance.
According to the Ukrainian military leadership, more than 36,000 soldiers have already fallen on the Russian side.
Over 1500 tanks and 200 aircraft were destroyed.
Russia itself rarely provides information about its own losses in the war.
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Russia suffered significant losses after taking the twin cities of Sieverodonetsk and Lysychansk, as announced by the Luhansk region government.
It is said that the military left many dead and injured troops to their fate.
According to the renowned US think tank "Institute for the Study of War" (ISW), the combat capability of Russian troops is said to have suffered as a result of their ties to the region.
This is said to have prevented the Russian army from advancing to other regions in Ukraine.
In addition, the researchers assume in the analysis that the Russian offensive will stall in the coming weeks.
Update from Wednesday, July 6, 6:55 a.m .:
According to Ukrainian media, 36,200 soldiers of the Russian army have now fallen, 150 have been added compared to the last statistics.
18 other armored military vehicles were destroyed, bringing the total to 3,772.
Five tanks were destroyed, the total number is 1,594, Ukraine officials say.
According to reports from the Ukrainian online newspaper
Pravda
, Russian attacks in the east have been successfully repelled by Ukrainian forces.
Losses for Russia in the Ukraine War.
© Dmytro Smolyenko / Imago Images
The Russian army also lost two more artillery systems, for a total of 806. There was another loss of special equipment, while the number of vehicles and fuel tanks rose by eleven to 2,629.
The data shows a statistic published by the
Kyiv Independent
via Twitter.
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News about the Ukraine war: Russia's losses at a glance
Soldiers: 36,500
Aircraft: 217
Helicopters: 187
Tanks: 1599
Panzerkampfwagen: 3790
Artillery systems: 808
Air defense systems: 105
Multiple rocket launcher systems: 248
Cars and other vehicles: 2635
Ships: 15
Unmanned combat drones: 662
As of Wednesday 6 July 2022
The information on Russia's losses in the Ukraine war comes from the Ukrainian Ministry of Defense.
They cannot be independently verified.
The Kremlin itself gives very little information about its own losses.
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Ukraine-News: Ukrainian military reports firing of Russian missiles
Update from Tuesday, July 5, 6:24 p.m .:
The air defense of the Ukrainian military is said to have succeeded in launching several Russian missiles on Tuesday morning.
This was reported by the responsible military leadership on Tuesday afternoon via social media.
A video published on the subject shows defensive weapons intercepting several missiles.
According to information from the Ukrainian military leadership, the Russian attacks are said to have been aimed at the nearby cities of Mykolaiv and Bashtanka in southern Ukraine.
A destroyed Russian tank lies on the outskirts of the village of Biskvitne, east of Kharkiv.
According to Ukrainian media, 1,594 Russian tanks have been destroyed in the Ukraine war so far.
© Aziz Karimov/dpa
First report from Tuesday, July 5, 12:48 p.m.:
Kiev/Moscow – The Ukrainian general staff has updated the statistics on Russia’s losses in the Ukraine war.
Accordingly, 36,350 soldiers have already fallen.
In addition, 1594 tanks and 217 military aircraft have already been destroyed -
an overview.
(do with dpa/AFP)
