Published 12:32 IST, March 17th 2022
US claims 7,000 Russian soldiers killed in Ukraine war, calls it 'conservative estimate'
US officials, who spoke to the NYT have warned that the number of Russian casualties is not clear but it could well be over 7,000 deaths & up to 14,000 injured
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In latest development, unnamed American officials, who spoke to New York Times have warned that numbers of Russian casualties are inexact. report suggests that Russian forces have lost over 7,000 soldiers since its invasion of Ukraine which began on February 24. latest report cited 'conservative side of estimate' by US intelligence.
ditionally, over 14,000 to 21,000 Russian soldiers have been injured in dely war so far. According to intelligence officials, massive death toll has threatened morale of Russian military which has led to Russian troops abandoning ir vehicles and walking away from battlefield. Pentagon officials also said that a high number of soldiers killed can destroy will to continue fighting, reported New York Times.
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Latest update on Russia Ukraine War
On Wednesday, March 17, Armed Forces of Ukraine have claimed that over 13,800 Russian troops have been killed since beginning of Russian President Vlimir Putin's invasion. Ukrainian forces also claimed to have destroyed a large amount of equipment including 430 tanks and 84 Russian planes. latest figures come after UK and US defence experts claimed that Moscow could only have ten days to win war in Ukraine before Russian forces buckle.
Furrmore, In an effort to gain more support for Ukraine, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has dressed numerous countries' parliaments. On Wednesday, he dressed US Congress and proposed to create a new alliance namely U-24 (United 24) in response to Russia's 'special military operation' in his country.
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US President Joe Biden also announced an ditional $800 million in military aid to Ukraine. Biden said, "To activate ditional security assistance to continue to help Ukraine fend off Russia’s assault — an ditional $800 million in assistance. That brings total of new U.S. security assistance to Ukraine to $1 billion just this week. se are lar- — se are direct transfers of equipment from our Department of Defense to Ukrainian military to help m as y fight against this invasion." military aid includes 800 anti-aircraft systems (including longer-range), 9,000 anti-armour systems, 7,000 small arms (machine guns, shotguns, grene launchers), 20 million rounds of ammo, and drones.
12:32 IST, March 17th 2022