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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Arpan Rai

US says Russia has lost 315,000 troops in Ukraine, equivalent to 90% of invading force

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Russia has had 315,000 of its troops killed or injured in Ukraine, the equivalent of nearly 90 per cent of the total number of soldiers it sent to war when the invasion first began, a declassified US intelligence report said.

Vladimir Putin’s personnel losses in the 22 months of the conflict have set back Russia’s military modernisation by 18 years, a source familiar with the assessment told Reuters.

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