Over the past year, the number of casualties among the Ukrainian army has reached at least 100,000, but good medical care means the death toll is much smaller, the British daily wrote.
The costs of the war are difficult to estimate and both Moscow and Kiev are reluctant to reveal them.
In January, Norwegian General Eirik Kristoffersen claimed that 180,000 people had been killed or injured. Russia and 100 thousand Ukrainians. Last week, the British Ministry of Defense announced that it estimates similar losses in Russia – at 175-200,000, of which it is around 40-60,000. soldiers were killed.
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A year of war in Ukraine
“We cannot escape the fact that Ukraine is suffering losses at a level that is unsustainable for many countries,” said a Western official quoted by the Financial Times. However, he added that The ratio of deaths to injuries among Ukrainians is much lower compared to the case in Russia, where there are an average of three injuries for every one killed.
In the case of the Ukrainian army, there were about 10 or 20 wounded for every one killed. The official added that effective medical treatment meant many injured Ukrainian soldiers recovered and could return to the front line or join reserve forces.
Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine began on February 24, 2022. This month, US officials estimated the death toll among Russians at nearly 200,000, including Wagner Group mercenaries, the New York Times reported.
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