Heavy losses for Russia – more than 80,000 soldiers killed

Russia’s losses in Ukraine war: “significant reputational damage” from withdrawal

+++ 1.10 pm: Britain’s Ministry of Defense described Russia’s withdrawal from Kherson as a “public acknowledgment of the difficulties” the occupying forces face on the west bank of the Dnieper. In an intelligence update published daily, Russia was given “significant reputational damage”. Kherson was the only regional capital of Ukraine that Russia had been able to capture since the beginning of the war.

+++ 11.12 am: According to Ukraine, Russia has suffered new casualties in the past 24 hours. On Saturday (November 12), the General Staff announced that 29 Russian positions had been hit by rockets, artillery and airstrikes. Of these, 22 are said to be areas where personnel, weapons and military equipment are concentrated. In addition, the Ukrainian army attacked two checkpoints.

Russia’s heavy losses in Ukraine war: more than 4,000 dead in one week

+++ 9.22 am: Ukraine’s civil service has released updated data on Russian losses. More than 80,000 Russian soldiers have been killed since the war in Ukraine began. Significant progress has also been made in destroying tanks and other combat vehicles.

• Players: 80,210 (+810 to previous day)
• Flights: 278 (+0)
• Helicopter: 261 (+1)
• Puncture: 2838 (+24)
• Armored Fighting Vehicles: 5730 (+34)
• Artillery System: 1829 (+12)
• Multiple rocket launcher systems: 393 (+0)
• Air Defense Systems: 205 (+0)
• Cars and other vehicles: 4279 (+20)
• Ships: 16 (+0)
• Unmanned Combat Drones: 1506 (+1)
• (Status: Saturday, November 12)
• Information about Russia’s losses in the war in Ukraine comes from the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine. They cannot be independently verified. The Kremlin gives very little information about its own losses.

Updated from Saturday, November 12, 07:25: Russia continues to suffer heavy casualties from the war in Ukraine. According to the Ukrainian Civil Service, a total of 4,560 Russian soldiers died in the fighting last week alone. The Russian armed forces are also in the difficult position of fighting with WWII-era equipment and malfunctioning guns. As of Friday, nearly 80,000 Russian soldiers have been killed by Ukrainian forces since the start of the war, Ukrainian civil servants said on Friday.

Losses to Russia: Ukraine demands surrender of Russian soldiers

+++ 4:09 pm: Ukrainian intelligence has ordered the surrender of all Russian soldiers still on the deserted west bank of the Kherson region. In a message on its Telegram channel, the Intelligence Directorate wrote that Moscow had left its own soldiers “at the mercy of fate”. “Any attempt to oppose the armed forces of Ukraine will be stopped. Any Russian soldier who resisted would be destroyed.”

In the statement, the directorate told the remaining Russian soldiers that their “only chance to avoid death” was to surrender immediately. They will abide by the Geneva Conventions and are willing to exchange Russian soldiers for Ukrainian forces, including those held captive by Russia.

Losses to Russia in Ukraine war: Combat vehicles and drones destroyed

+++ 2:51 pm: New statistics on the war in Ukraine. So Russia is still struggling with losses. Thus, Kyve destroyed six unmanned combat drones.

+++ 11.25 am: Ukraine was able to destroy 14 armored fighting vehicles and 12 artillery systems in the war with Russia, which was exiting the Kherson region. As a result, the Kremlin’s losses continue to mount.

Losses to Russia in the war: Ukraine destroyed helicopters

+++ 9.55 am: Compared to the previous day, Ukraine also destroyed one helicopter and ten tanks. Thus, Russian losses continue to mount. Russia recently announced its withdrawal from Cherson.

Also, six more unmanned drones were reportedly shot down by the Ukrainian military. The assessment is based on information from Ukraine, an independent verification is not yet possible.

Update from 6.20 am on Friday, November 11: Yesterday, Thursday (November 10) the Ukrainian army retaliated against Russian attackers. According to Ukraine’s news service, a total of eight bases with soldiers and military equipment were successfully shelled.

In addition, two ammunition depots and five air defense systems were destroyed. The information has not yet been independently verified.

According to Zelensky, Russian losses are 10 times higher than in Ukraine

+++ 10.25 pm: President Volodymyr Zelensky said in an interview CNN It says that Russia’s losses in the war against Ukraine are ten times higher than those of the Ukrainian armed forces. The Ukrainian president added that Russia’s military losses in men and equipment were shocking. With the help of Western partners, Ukraine’s armed forces were able to stop the Russian offensive and capture the initiative. The General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces estimated that Russia lost 78,690 soldiers in the war against Ukraine.

Earlier, U.S. Chief of Staff General Mark Milley said that Russia had lost more than 100,000 soldiers killed and wounded in the war in Ukraine and that Ukraine could suffer a similar number (see initial report on November 10).

Heavy losses in Ukraine war: Ukrainian army recaptured large parts of Cherson region

+++ 7.45 pm: The Ukrainian military says it has retaken much of the Kherson region after Moscow ordered a partial withdrawal from the region. However, officials in Kyiv warned that retreating Russian soldiers could turn the regional capital into a “city of death”.

In just 24 hours, Ukrainian forces advanced 7 kilometers in the key southern region of Kherson and captured more than 260 square kilometers, a military spokesman said. Kyiv said it had taken control of the towns of Snihurivka and Kiselyivka, which are on important roads leading to the regional capital Kherson. Kiselyivka is located 15 kilometers from the city of Kherson.

Heavy casualties in Ukraine war: US General Staff sees ‘beginning’ of troop withdrawal

Update from Thursday, November 10 at 4:40 PM: US Joint Chiefs of Staff General Mark Milley has again commented on Russia’s announced withdrawal from the Kherson region. One sees accordingly the “beginning” of a troop withdrawal: “You see the withdrawal of the Russian armed forces from Cherson. We see the beginning of it. He through yesterday [Russlands] Defense Secretary [Sergej] Shoigu declared. And so it happens,” Millie said in an interview CNBC.

Heavy losses in the Ukraine war: Russia lost around 100,000 soldiers

Report from Thursday, November 10: Kyiv/Moscow – in the war against Ukraine cap Russia According to US military estimates, more than 100,000 soldiers were killed or wounded. The same applies to the Ukrainian side, US Chief of Staff Mark Milley said in a speech in New York on Wednesday evening (local time). Also, about 40,000 Ukrainian civilians were killed. These numbers cannot be independently verified.

The war of aggression against Ukraine, which began in February, had caused enormous human suffering and was “a colossal strategic mistake” by Russia. The country will have to pay for this for years, Milley said in a speech at The Economic Club of New York.

If the front lines stabilize during the winter, there may be a chance to negotiate an end to the conflict. Millie is reported to have said that if such an opportunity came, she would take it. Negotiations should not come to fruition or fail America Continued supply of arms to Ukraine. (nak with dpa)