High losses for Russia in the Ukraine war - is Putin planning a new major offensive?
Created: 01/16/2023 15:12
By: Vincent Büssow, Christian Stör
Russia suffers heavy casualties in the Ukraine war.
An explosion in a barracks results in deaths and injuries.
The news ticker.
Battle for Bakhmut:
Kiev reports "heavy casualties" on the part of Russia in the region.
High numbers:
The military leadership in Kiev is providing up-to-date figures on Russia's losses.
Heavy losses:
explosion at Russian base
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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.
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Russia's high losses and failures in the Ukraine war could lead to a change in Putin's strategy.
This is what the
US Institute for the Study of War
writes in a recent analysis of the conflict.
According to the think tank, Russia has failed to meet most of its wartime goals.
So neither the regions of Kyiv, Donetsk and Luhansk could be taken, nor the areas of Kharkiv and Cherson held.
In addition, it was not possible to demoralize the population by destroying civil infrastructure or to achieve any other strategic effects.
From these observations, combined with Putin's behavior, the institute concludes that Russia may soon change its strategy in the war.
The Russian President had already signaled in December that he wanted to improve Russia's combat capability.
A possible consequence could be another major offensive against Ukraine and in particular the Luhansk region.
Since the start of the Ukraine war, Russia has suffered significant losses.
Observers therefore suspect that Putin will soon change his strategy.
(Archive image) © Mikhail Klimentyev/dpa
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According to Ukraine, Russia continues to suffer heavy losses on the war front.
The military leadership in Kyiv spoke on Monday (January 16) of "heavy personnel losses on the Russian side" in the region around the embattled city of Bakhmut.
In addition, Ukrainian air force units, missile and artillery troops are said to have attacked 18 Russian positions in one day, including a command post and two air defense installations.
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Russia's losses in the Ukraine war: Kyiv reports current figures
Update from Monday, January 16, 10:40 a.m.:
In its situation report from January 16, the Ukrainian General Staff reports Russia’s losses in the war to date.
The number of Russian soldiers who have been killed since the beginning of the war is 116,080.
In addition, the troops of Ukraine are said to have destroyed twelve tanks within one day.
All figures at a glance:
Soldiers:
116,080 (+790)
Tanks:
3118 (+12)
Armored Fighting Vehicles:
6204 (+5)
Vehicles and fuel tanks:
4870 (+24)
Artillery systems:
2099 (+5)
Multiple Missiles:
438 (+1)
Air defense systems:
220 (+1)
Aircraft:
286 (+0)
Helicopters:
276 (+0)
Drones:
1872 (+0)
Boats:
17 (+0)
(Source: Report of the Ukrainian General Staff of January 156)
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Losses for Russia: Soldiers blow themselves up with their own ammunition
First report from Monday, January 16, 8:40 a.m.:
Korocha – More than ten months after the invasion began, Russia is still struggling to gain a decisive advantage in the fighting in Ukraine.
Above all, the increasing losses are making life increasingly difficult for the Russian armed forces.
The inadequate training of the mobilized recruits also plays an important role here.
Now three Russian soldiers have been killed and 16 others injured as a result of a heavy explosion in a barracks in the western Russian region of Belgorod.
Eight other men have been missing since the incident, which took place on Saturday (January 14) in the region bordering Ukraine, the Russian state news
agency Interfax
reported on Sunday, citing emergency services.
Heavy losses for Russia: Explosion at Russian base
According to the information, a non-commissioned officer accidentally detonated a hand grenade, after which a fire broke out in the building.
He suffered serious injuries and was taken to a hospital.
"Preliminary cause of the explosion is negligent handling of ammunition," a representative of the rescue service told the TASS news
agency
.
The Internet portal
Baza
, in turn, reported that the man handled the grenade in a cultural center that had been converted into a military headquarters near the city of Korocha in order to gain authority in front of military personnel under his command.
The dead and injured are said to be mobilized recruits.
Other portals also wrote that the fire also caught a weapons store and caused the ammunition to explode there.
The various statements could not initially be verified independently.
(cs/dpa)