During its summer offensive in Ukraine, the russian army has suffered more killed-in-action than in any other period since the war began in February 2022. According to The Economist's estimates, from May 1 to July 9, russia may have lost about 31,000 soldiers killed on the battlefield, reports the Telegram channel “The Moscow Times”.
It is also noted that throughout the entire conflict, russia’s total losses range from 900,000 to 1.3 million personnel, of whom 190,000 to 350,000 were killed.
The russian army paid for its highest rate of frontline advance in the past two years with record losses. However, even those advances have not exceeded a modest 15 sq. km per day. As calculations show, over the past year, russia has sacrificed the life of one soldier for every 0.038 sq. km gained. Even at the faster pace seen over the last month, the russian army would not be able to reach the administrative borders of the Luhansk, Donetsk, Zaporizhzhia, and Kherson oblasts before February 2029. And to capture the entire territory of Ukraine, russia would have to wage war for another 89 years, The Economist notes.
It was previously reported that on July 9 alone, the russian army lost 920 soldiers in combat.