Bloodier than Stalingrad: Number of casualties in Russia’s war on Ukraine reaches 2 million
Russia’s decision to launch a full-scale invasion of Ukraine has now cost the country some 450,000 lives, according to a new study that estimates the war’s total casualty numbers to have surpassed 2 million.
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Part of The Russia-Ukraine war: the invasion, the front line and the long-range strikes
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3 sourcesBloodier than Stalingrad: Casualties in Russia’s war on Ukraine reaches 2 million
Troop casualties in Ukraine war top 2 million, study finds…