Russia admits to loss of more than 1,300 troops in the month long war in Ukraine

Russian President Vladimir Putin insists on calling the conflict in Ukraine as a “special military operation.” It began on Feb. 24 and Russia has finally admitted to loos of its forces. U S News says more than 1,300 Russian troops have been killed. However, the figures are much less than the assessment of Western powers and Kyiv. Incidentally, an official of the Russian Ministry of Defense indicated the state would take care of rehabilitation of the families of soldiers who lost their lives in the war. Casualties will be there during wars and the United States. had lost 7,000 troops in both Iraq and Afghanistan. That was across two decades.

Russia conducted different methods to subdue Ukraine. However, it seems various issues have bogged down the plans. Some of these are a depletion of Russian armaments coupled with effective defenses of Ukraine. Putin took a decision to use more indiscriminate weaponry and siege tactics against dense civilian centers like Mariupol and the capital Kyiv. These have led to increased civilian casualties. There are concerns in some quarters about Russia going in for chemical weapons or biological warfare. It seems Putin could induct foreign fighters to carry out such attacks.


Source - U S News 25 March 2022.

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The latest round of ceasefire in Ukraine appears to be in jeopardy because, just over a day after it was declared, shelling has been reported near the southeastern port city of Mariupol foxnews.com. This port has been the focus of an offensive by pro-Russian separatists in recent days and has reversed the gains of Ukrainian government forces. These forces had encircled the major rebel-held strongholds of Donetsk and Luhansk.
Witnesses have informed about hearing explosions in the eastern part of the city and also of a truck, a gas station, and an industrial facility on fire within the city limits. Moreover, witnesses have seen trucks carrying pro-Kiev militia volunteers, as well as tanks and armored personnel carriers racing in the direction of the eastern part of the city.
A Ukrainian officer has admitted that there has been an artillery attack but there was no details about casualties. The Interior Minister of Ukraine, Arsen Avakov, had accused Russia of violating the cease-fire – as per him, rockets had been fired at Ukrainian positions 16 times from Russian territory.
The ceasefire deal had been signed in the Belarusian capital of Minsk by Ukraine, Russia and the Kremlin-backed separatists. This was an effort to bring to an end more than four months of fighting in the region. The negotiators have, apparently, agreed on the withdrawal of all heavy weaponry, the release of all prisoners and the delivery of humanitarian aid to devastated cities in eastern Ukraine.
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