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Moscow – The Russian army is obviously paying a huge price in blood in the war in Ukraine. According to Russian military bloggers, Moscow is now losing about 30 thousand soldiers a month. What is especially frightening is that those sent to the front must survive on the battlefield for an average of only 20–35 minutes.
Death no later than three weeks after conscription
Accordingly, at present, between ten days and three weeks often elapse between conscription and death. The main reason for this is changes in modern warfare.
British historian and Oxford professor Peter Frankopan (55) explains in Foreign Policy that drones have now become the most important weapon on the battlefield. They would radically change the tactics of war.
Ukrainian soldier near the front line
Eight dead Russians for one dead Ukrainian
Frankopan also suggests that Russia Now I lose about eight soldiers for every Ukrainian killed. To compensate for high losses, Moscow lures volunteers with signing bonuses of up to 70 thousand euros.
However, there have been no major successes on the ground recently. Ukrainian commander-in-chief Alexander Syrsky said his troops had already recaptured about 600 square kilometers this year.
Ukraine can win the war
Former head of American military intelligence DIA Robert Ashley also sees an advantage in Kyiv. He told CBS that Ukraine “will win.” First of all, this means that Russia has not yet been able to achieve its most important military goals.
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President of Russia Vladimir Putin (73) This is not impressive. He repeated on state television that the Russian army would continue to pursue its military goals. At the same time, he argued that Ukraine suffered from a severe shortage of soldiers and rejected reports of a possible ceasefire.
From February 24, 2022, there is one in Russia criminal aggressive war against Ukraine. The fact is: Krieg led to huge casualties on both sides. Western estimates from various sources indicate that from the start of the war to June 2026, between 325,000 and almost 500,000 Russian soldiers had died. On the Ukrainian side, estimates range from 100,000 to 140,000 soldiers killed. Both sides keep their actual losses secret. If the data is accurate, the current huge losses are likely to be temporary peaks—the data cannot be verified.