Russian forces in Ukraine have likely suffered “some of the highest" casualty rates in the past six weeks, mainly caused by Russia’s offensive against Avdiivka, the U.K. Defense Ministry reported on Nov. 27.
Russia has likely committed parts of at least eight brigades in the fight to capture Avdiivka, and the forces operating there have likely suffered some of Russia's worst casualty rates in 2023, the U.K. Defense Ministry reported on Oct. 28.
but they have been manipulated and changed they started surfacing on social medi recently some of them are date late february, early march and they appear to sho assessments of the militar strength in ukraine. how it s doing so far. casualty rates even assessments of some missile and weapons systems. again, it s not really understood, necessarily, whether these are also jus documents that show this, bu then some of them, in the same way, are popping up in different places with some similar markings but then some words seem t have been changed. that s why we have everybody from these agencies lookin into it, that s why you have congressman, mike quickly, who is on your hour just recentl here, saying, there s actually very little we know at thi point. here s what he had to say. i think this is the tim what i ve spoken to you, tha we know the least about an issue. honestly, leaks of, if that what this is, or if this
allow the media to see any. mercifully for us they were in body bags. but they were very symbolic i think of the much wider problem that the ukrainians are facing which is very, very high casualty levels. there are no official figures on either side that one could possibly rely upon. but i can tell you anecdotally after spending many weeks here, speaking to a lot of soldiers who are fighting on the front line that the casualty rates are high, competitive with some of the worst elements of the second world war, i would say. and in that case, the ukrainians really are in a position in which they ve only really got they say this year to prosecute their war in the way that they want to, in the way that they want to drive russia completely out of their territory, whatever the international community may say later on. they believe they re seeing more of a unanimity in europe and with the united states in
and american medical team, indeed, a volunteer is very close, about three kilometers, two miles, less than two miles from the front line at a casualty evacuation i can tell you it s bitter. it s bitter in the sense that you ve got people coming in with injuries, there were five dead bodies, very unusual that the ukrainians allow the media to see any were in body bags, but they were very symbolic, i think, of the much wider problem that the ukrainians are facing, which is very, very high casualty levels. where there were no official figures, so neither side that one could possibly rely upon. but i can tell you anecdotally, after spending many weeks here speaking to a lot of soldiers who are fighting on the front line, that the casualty rates are high,. competitive with some of the worst elements of the second world war, i would say.