In 300 days of war in Ukraine, Russia has to accept heavy losses. The Ministry of Defense of Ukraine reports the current data. The ticking.
- Other setbacks: Russia with further losses in the Ukrainian conflict
- Editor’s note: The information elaborated here on the war in Ukraine comes in part from the warring parties in Russia and Ukraine. Therefore they cannot be independently controlled in part.
+++ 1:25 PM: According to official information, about 100,000 Russian computer specialists left their homeland after the start of the war in Ukraine. “Indeed, if we look at both waves of departures, up to ten percent of IT company employees left the country and did not return,” Digitalization Minister Maxut Schadajew told a hearing in Moscow on Tuesday before to the parliament. However, 80% of them are still employed by Russian companies. Shadayev then spoke out against banning these Russians from working from home. Hundreds of thousands of Russians have now left their homeland.
Heavy losses for Russia in the war in Ukraine: Putin wants to hand over responsibility
+++ 11:45am: According to British intelligence experts, the head of the Kremlin Putin is trying to offload responsibility for the costly and partially unsuccessful invasion of Ukraine and the growing dissatisfaction with the war. That came with a visit to the military’s so-called special operations headquarters last week, according to the daily intelligence update from the UK’s Defense Ministry on Twitter on Tuesday. According to the British, during the visit, accompanied by television cameras and which also included the chief of staff Valeri Gerasimov, the head of the Kremlin was also concerned with countering rumors of his dismissal.
Heavy losses for Russia in Ukraine war: Putin sees situation as ‘extremely difficult’
+++ 10:30 am: Russian President Vladimir Putin has acknowledged serious problems in the four Ukrainian regions that Moscow claims it has annexed. “The situation in the Donetsk and Luhansk People’s Republics, as well as in Kherson and Zaporizhia regions is extremely difficult,” Putin said in a video addressed to employees of Russia’s secret services and security services on Tuesday.
Putin praised the work of the Russian security forces deployed in the “new regions of Russia”. “The people who live there, the citizens of Russia, are counting on you, your protection,” the Russian president said.
He also called for “maximum concentration” on Russian counterintelligence. It is necessary to “strictly suppress the activities of foreign intelligence services and quickly identify traitors, spies and saboteurs.”
The Ukrainian Defense Ministry reports Russian losses in the war in Ukraine
+++ 10:05am: The Ministry of Defense of Ukraine has released the latest data. As a result, more Russian soldiers fell than the previous day. In total there were 430 dead.
- Soldiers: 99230 (+430 on previous day)
- planes: 281 (+0)
- Helicopter: 266 (+2)
- Car body: 2995 (+7)
- Armored fighting vehicles: 5974 (+5)
- Artillery System: 1960 (+7)
- Air defense systems: 212 (+0)
- Multiple Rocket Launcher: 410 (+0)
- Cars and other vehicles: 4599 (+13)
- Ships: 16 (+0)
- Unmanned Combat Drones: 1680 (+23)
- Source: Ministry of Defense of Ukraine.
Heavy losses for Russia in the war in Ukraine: hospitals overflowing with soldiers
+++ 9am: Hospitals in the Ukrainian city of Lugansk appear to be overflowing with Russian soldiers. It comes from one News portal report Ukraine Pravda outside. Three hospitals were made available to treat wounded Russian soldiers, but there were not enough medical staff and medicines for the large number of people. More than 1,000 wounded Russian soldiers are said to have been admitted to a hospital.
Update from Tuesday, December 20, 7:30 am: According to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s estimates, Russia has already lost 99,000 soldiers in the 300 days since the start of the war in Ukraine. In a few days, the number of occupants killed could rise to 100,000. “And for what? No one in Moscow has an answer and won’t (in the future) have one,” Zelensky said in his video address Monday night. For security reasons, both sides do not provide precise information on the losses of the Russian and Ukrainian armed forces. However, Western military officials recently estimated the number of killed and wounded Russian soldiers at well over 100,000. Zelenskyy’s adviser, Mykhailo Podoliak, recently estimated the number of Ukrainian casualties at 13,000.
Heavy losses for Russia in the war in Ukraine: the Ukrainian General Staff registers successes
+++ 21:55: The Ukrainian Air Defense Forces shot down two Russian helicopters on Monday, the Armed Forces General Staff said in its evening report. Details about the exact model of the aircraft are not yet known.
The Ukrainian military also hit a Russian ammunition depot, two checkpoints and two Russian troop positions, the report said.
Losses in Russia: Tanks and combat vehicles destroyed
+++ 12:45 PM: Russia loses a tank and six armored fighting vehicles in the war in Ukraine. This was announced by the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine.
Update from Monday December 19, 12:11: Russia had to accept the loss of six armored fighting vehicles in the war in Ukraine. Also, Ukraine was able to destroy one air defense system.
Russia with heavy losses in the war in Ukraine
First report from Monday 19 December: Kiev/Moscow – The war in Ukraine is still going on. After the invasion of the neighboring country, Russia has to accept mounting losses. Nearly 100,000 soldiers are said to have fallen. This is what the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine claims. Other sources speak of up to 400,000 soldiers and military personnel killed, wounded or captured in the fighting.
The Defense Ministry of Ukraine has now released the latest data. As a result, more Russian soldiers fell than the previous day. In total there were 520 dead.
Russia itself does not publish data on fallen soldiers or war casualties in Ukraine. According to independent sources, New York Times has already confirmed at least 10,000 Russian dead in Ukraine. (red with dpa/AFP)
