Russian military faces heavy losses: May's daily toll shocking
Approximately 1,000 are killed and injured daily. According to "The New York Times, " the Russians reportedly sustained these losses during May's military actions." This number reflects the accounts of Russian soldiers who spoke of high casualty rates.
2:07 PM EDT, June 28, 2024
The war in Ukraine has been ongoing for nearly two and a half years. How many lives have been lost during this time? Estimates vary depending on the source, but certainly, tens, if not hundreds, of thousands of soldiers have died in the war.
American daily "The New York Times," citing NATO and Western intelligence data, reports that May of this year was particularly bloody. During this month, Russia is said to have suffered enormous losses. Every day, one thousand Russian soldiers were reported killed or injured, according to the newspaper.
Although the scale of the losses is colossal, it's not as significant a problem for Russian authorities and the military as it might seem. Like in the USSR, the principle "we have many people" is upheld. Russians do not concern themselves with the losses and continue to send more soldiers to the front.
Russia has a simple way of replenishing losses: it entices soldiers with large sums of money. Often, the military wages exceed the several months' income of an entire Russian family.
So, when approximately 30,000 soldiers were incapacitated from combat in May, the same number of new soldiers quickly made it to the front.
It is unknown what losses the Ukrainians sustained during the same period. The Ukrainian side strictly guards information about their killed and injured. President Volodymyr Zelensky claims that 31,000 Ukrainian soldiers were killed in the first two years of the war, but American officials doubt this is the actual death toll.
