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Washington, More than 80,000 Russian soldiers have been killed or injured in the ongoing war between Ukraine and Russia. US officials at the Pentagon estimated Monday that 80,000 Russians have been killed or wounded in Ukraine in the war that began in February, according to AP news agency.
According to the report, our Defense Secretary Colin Kahl has said that there have been 70 to 80,000 Russian casualties in less than six months. Kahl also said that three to four thousand armored vehicles of the Russian army were also destroyed during this period. In addition, it is expected that the number of precision-guided missiles available to Russia, including sea-launched cruise missiles, is also expected to drop drastically after a large number of shots fired at Ukrainian targets.
Referring to the Russian President, he further told reporters that Russia has not achieved any of the objectives set by Vladimir Putin at the start of the war. So this loss is huge. According to the official, Ukraine has also suffered heavy losses in this war, but he did not give any figures.
The decline in long-range and precision-guided missile strikes is also a sign of Russia’s dwindling missile stockpile. Kahl believes that Russia wants to protect its reserves against other threats as well.
Meanwhile, Russia and Ukraine on Monday accused each other of shelling Europe’s largest nuclear power plant in southern Ukraine. Russia claimed the fire was triggered by Ukrainian shelling and that workers were forced to cut production from the two reactors, while Ukraine accused Russian troops of stockpiling weapons there. Nuclear experts have warned that there is a risk of further shelling at the Zaporizhia nuclear power station seized by Russia at the start of the war. (with language input)
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First Published: August 09, 2022, 09:17 IST
