Ukraine kills 480 soldiers and shoots down fighter jets
Created: 11/29/2022, 10:22 am
By: Tim Vincent Dicke
Ukraine inflicts heavy casualties on Russia.
Day after day, hundreds die in the war, mostly young men.
The news ticker.
Losses for Russia:
Ukraine announces current figures.
British assessment:
Russia is struggling with major problems.
Editor's note:
Read the latest developments in the Ukraine conflict in our news ticker.
The information on the Ukraine war processed here comes partly from the warring parties in Russia and Ukraine.
They can therefore not be independently checked in part.
Kyiv – The Russian military can still not report any major territorial gains in the Ukraine war.
On the contrary: the loss of the strategically important port city of Cherson still weighs heavily.
Every day, more and more soldiers are dying in the service of Russia.
The Ukrainian Ministry of Defense has now released the latest figures on Russian army losses.
Data shows that hundreds of soldiers continue to lose their lives in combat every day.
According to the ministry in Kyiv, 480 Russian fighters died within 24 hours.
In addition, three tanks, two artillery systems and two fighter jets were destroyed.
News about the Ukraine war: Russia's losses are so high
Soldiers:
88,380 (+480 on the previous day)
Aircraft:
280 (+2)
Helicopters:
261
Tanks:
2911 (+3)
Armored fighting vehicles:
5866 (+5)
Artillery Systems:
1901 (+2)
Air defense systems:
209
Multiple Rocket Launchers:
395
Cars and other vehicles:
4423 (+7)
Ships:
16
Unmanned Combat Drones:
1555
(as of Tuesday, November 29)
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.
Meanwhile, according to British estimates, Russia has moved away from its basic military and tactical concept - the reason being the heavy defeats of the troops of Kremlin chief Vladimir Putin.
In the past three months, the Russian forces in Ukraine have largely stopped appearing as tactical battalion groups (BTG), the Ministry of Defense said in London, citing intelligence findings.
Losses in the Ukraine war: Russia loses thousands of soldiers.
(Archive image) © Libkos/dpe
News about the Ukraine war: Russia is struggling with big problems
The high-intensity fighting over a wide area would have revealed several errors in the concept.
"The relatively small allocation of infantry to the BTG has often proved insufficient." In addition, the decentralized distribution of artillery did not allow Russia to exploit its quantitative advantage with this important weapon.
Only a few commanders have permission to use the model flexibly, it said in London.
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The BTG concept is a central pillar of Russian military doctrine in recent years.
Each tactical unit is equipped with infantry, anti-aircraft, artillery, logistics and reconnaissance units.
(with agencies)
