Since the beginning of the full-scale war against Ukraine, Russia has lost more than 400,000 of its servicemen on the battlefield.
AFU has already destroyed over 400,000 Russian soldiers
During the 723 days of the Russian-Ukrainian war, the occupiers lost 400,300 soldiers killed or wounded.
In particular, in February, the number of losses of the occupiers increased due to prolonged assaults on Avdiivka in Donetsk, which Ukrainian defenders have been defending since October 2023.
Note that, according to US intelligence, Russian losses near Avdiivka as of December 2023 amounted to more than 13,000 servicemen, as well as 220 combat vehicles.
What is known about the insane losses of the Russian army in the Avdiivka area
As the journalists of the publication note, the number of tanks lost by the Russian occupiers during the storming of Avdiivka is a tenth of the total number of heavily armoured vehicles sent to Ukraine.
The authors of the material, citing information from open sources, emphasize that on the eve of the collapse of the USSR, the 10,000-strong motorized rifle division had 220 tanks in service, according to documents.
Since the offensive on Avdiivka in early October, the Russian 2nd and 41st combined armies have lost 214 tanks. Mostly T-72s and T-80s, but also a few high-end T-90s. Meanwhile, Ukrainian brigades in and around Avdiivka lost only 18 tanks, the publication says.
Losses of Russian tanks in the Avdiivka area are potentially more than a tenth of all tanks that Russian forces have in Ukraine.
