Russian invasion kills 42K Ukrainian civilians since start of battle, US officials say
A reported 42,000 Ukrainian civilians have been killed since Russia launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine on Feb. 24, 2022, U.S. officials advised Fox News.
The knowledge was based mostly on the most recent American battlefield evaluation of the battle, and the quantity of deaths is roughly 5 occasions better than beforehand reported.
Officials additionally mentioned 50,000 Russian forces have been killed, which continues to rise, and 180,000 have been wounded.
Ukrainian forces, whereas not as extreme, have additionally suffered enormously with 20,000 killed in motion and 130,000 wounded over the previous 13 months.
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In this handout photograph launched by Russian Defense Ministry Press Service launched on Sunday, June 5, a Pion artillery system of the Russian army fires at a goal in an undisclosed location in Ukraine. (Russian Defense Ministry Press Service through AP)
The White House and Pentagon didn’t instantly reply to requests for remark in regards to the new casualty figures.
The Pentagon hopes the extra American ammunition – one other $375 million introduced over the weekend – and the choice by the White House to reverse course and permit Ukrainian pilots to coach on American-made F-16 fighter jets, will assist break a months-long stalemate within the battle.
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Ukrainian marines put together to coach in city warfare strategies on the second day of the ‘Rapid Trident’ bilateral army workout routines between the United States and Ukraine that embrace troops from a spread of NATO and non-NATO nations on September 16, 2014 close to Yavorov, Ukraine. (Sean Gallup/Getty Images)
In the White House readout from the G-7 in Japan, following President Biden’s assembly with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, there was no point out of a spring offensive, which U.S. officials anticipate will get underway in earnest within the coming weeks.
Some Pentagon officials have been privately annoyed on the delay in Ukraine launching its extremely anticipated counteroffensive after a whole lot of tens of millions of {dollars} in arms and ammunition have arrived in current months and are prepared for use on Russian forces.
There was additionally no point out of defeating Russia in Ukraine within the White House readout. Pentagon officials mentioned they’re underneath restrictions from the White House to not use the phrase “win” in public statements.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy gestures throughout a gathering with President Joe Biden on the sidelines of the G7 Summit in Hiroshima, Japan, Sunday, May 21, 2023. ( AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
Some international coverage consultants level to the British for main the best way on the subject of introducing new weapons to Ukraine — first coaching Ukrainian pilots on fourth-generation jets (British forces don’t fly F-16s, however Tornado fighter-bombers) forward of the White House announcement and the U.Ok.’s choice to ship Ukraine Storm-Shadow cruise missiles just like American-made Tomahawk cruise missiles, however with a extra restricted vary.
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Despite Russia’s claims to have gained the months-long battle for the japanese Ukrainian metropolis of Bakhmut, Zelenskyy mentioned on Sunday in Hiroshima, Bakhmut has “not [been] captured by the Russian Federation today. There cannot be two or three interpretations of this.”