44 of the dead officers – in the rank of lieutenant colonel and above.
Russian edition ” Mediazone “ estimated according to open sources the number of dead of the Russian military in the war in Ukraine over the past two months. Despite the fact that the total number of casualties (1744) is slightly higher than the data of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation, it is 12 times less than that announced today by the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine – 21900 killed. We are talking only about Russian military personnel: those who fought on the side of the People's Liberation Army were not taken into account.
figures can be 10 times smaller, the statistics are still encouraging for our victory.
According to “Mediazone”, in the war in Ukraine, Russia lost:
- at least 500 soldiers of the most combat-ready units – paratroopers, marines and special forces;
- more than 300 officers. Among them are two major generals and the deputy commander of the Black Sea Fleet;
- a significant number of Pskov and Kostroma paratroopers who already took part in the fighting in Ukraine in 2014;
- more than 70 Rosguard soldiers (they should not have been sent to war in a foreign country at all);
- at least 20 aviation pilots and seven helicopters;
- 69 soldiers under the age of 19 (some were probably conscripts).
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