This makes sense on one level because defenders of a territory have an advantage because they live in that territory. Also, defenders often have no where else to fall back to so they will fight harder than the Russian Soldiers who likely were drafted and don't want to be there or have any part of the war at all.
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Exact
figures are a closely guarded secret, but the most recent estimates
from Western intelligence and Ukrainian officials indicate that between 55,000 and 140,000 Ukrainian soldiers have been killed.
The exact breakdown of these estimates varies depending on the source:
- Ukraine's Official Estimate: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy stated that 55,000 Ukrainian troops had been killed since the 2022 invasion.
- Western Intelligence & Think Tanks: The Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) estimates total Ukrainian military fatalities between 100,000 and 140,000.
- Missing & Wounded: Total military casualties (including those wounded and missing) are estimated to be as high as 500,000 to 600,000.
Because
both Kyiv and Moscow tightly control casualty numbers to maintain
operational security and morale, independent verification remains highly
difficult. For broader context on the scale of the conflict, you can
review the BBC News Coverage of these figures or read the comprehensive analysis of casualties on Russia Matters.
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... killed and 380,000 wounded. Russia's Ministry of Defence claimed 61,207 Ukrainian soldiers had been killed and 49,368 wounded by September 2022, ...
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