At least 500 thousand people: Economist has calculated possible losses of the Ukrainian army in the war
Having examined from open sources, Western intelligence data and Ministry of Defense reports, as well as UA Losses themed resource, it is noted that all the available information is difficult to check independently and independently. In addition, as noted, the information does not always reflect soldiers who are considered dead or missing. "However, these data give an approximate idea of the death toll. They suggest that at least 60,000-100,000 Ukrainian soldiers have been killed today.
More than 400,000 were injured that do not allow them to continue fighting," The Economist writes. That is, the total losses of the Armed Forces can be estimated at 500 thousand people. The publication adds that these figures do not include the victims of the civilian population at all, which are very small. According to UA Losses, which catalogs the names and age of the dead, at least 60 435 Ukrainian soldiers have been killed in Ukraine since February 2022.
"These figures indicate that more than 0. 5% of the pre-war population of Ukraine-men of conscript age (18-49 years) died," the publication writes. It is noted that UA Losses data are not exhaustive and the real proportion of men who died in the war is higher. And even greater is the proportion of those who were seriously injured.
"If you assume that everyone killed in battle accounts for 6-8 seriously wounded, then almost every 20th person of conscript age has died or suffered too serious injuries to continue to fight,"-writes The Economist at the same About 200,000 soldiers, which has exceeded the number of Moscow's losses in all its wars, since 1945. According to the General Staff of the Armed Forces, the general combat losses of the enemy from February 24, 2022 to November 27, 24 were approximately 735 410 personnel.
On November 26 alone, about 1580 Russians were liquidated. On September 17, The Wall Street Journal wrote that the total number of losses of two armies in the war allegedly reached one million people. According to journalists, the losses of the Ukrainian army allegedly amounted to 480 thousand people, of which - 80 thousand killed and 400 thousand wounded. Russia has lost 600,000 soldiers: 200 thousand - dead and 400 thousand - wounded.