As stated at the beginning of his article the British media BBC, it concerns “Of the highest estimates so far provided by a Western officer”.
On Thursday, November 10, US Army General Mark A. Milley unveiled new US estimates of the human toll of the conflict in Ukraine. Very high figures, which are transmitted by The Washington Post in these terms:
“The number of Russian and Ukrainian soldiers killed or wounded by the February 24 invasion has probably reached 200,000, according to the military. Well over 100,000 Russian soldiers have been killed or wounded in this war and Ukraine has likely suffered a similar number of casualties. “
As the newspaper of the capital of the United States then explains, “This figure of 100,000 Russian military casualties represents an increase from the estimate made in August, which reported 70,000 to 80,000 casualties.”.
Also according to Mark A. Milley, reports on his side Village, conflict would be too “Caused the death of 40,000 civilians”. Deaths that, in their almost totality, hit the Ukrainian camp, even if, according to the American general, at the time of writing, it is rather the high number of deaths among Russian soldiers who “Could push Moscow to the negotiating table”, notes the Spanish newspaper.
A result to which the withdrawal of Russian troops from Kherson announced on Wednesday 9 November could contribute, albeit this “it could take weeks”, according to the American general.
