Dead, wounded on both sides in Ukraine war 'nearing 500,000'

Dead and wounded on both sides in Ukraine war nearing 500,000, claims New York Times

One-and-a-half years into the Russian war on Ukraine and the dead and wounded of both Russian and Ukrainian troops is totalling 500,000, according to a report in the New York Times.

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18 August, 2023

Since Russia launched aggressive war on Ukraine, the cost has been high on both Ukrainian and Russian troops [Getty]

The number of Ukrainian and Russian troops killed or wounded since the war in Ukraine began in Feb. 2022 is nearing 500,000, the New York Times reported on Friday, citing unnamed U.S. officials.

The officials cautioned that casualty figures remained difficult to estimate because Moscow is believed to routinely undercount its war dead and injured, and Kyiv does not disclose official figures, the newspaper said.

Russia's military casualties are approaching 300,000, including as many as 120,000 deaths and 170,000 to 180,000 injuries, the newspaper reported. Ukrainian deaths were close to 70,000, with 100,000 to 120,000 wounded, it added.

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The NYT quoted the officials as saying the casualty count had picked up after Ukraine launched a counter-attack earlier this year.

The Ukrainian military on Thursday claimed gains in its counter-offensive against Russian forces on the southeastern front. Kyiv said its forces had liberated a village, the first such success since July 27, signaling the challenge it faces in advancing through heavily mined Russian defensive lines without powerful air support.

There was no immediate response from Ukrainian officials to Reuters requests for comment. Russia made no immediate comment on the report.

(Reuters)