Day 1: Ukrainian claims of Russian losses – very interesting
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These are the only figures I can find of the casualties suffered by the Russians. It does NOT include troops killed. There is no mention of troops killed. But for these figures to be true the Russians must have suffered casualties.
The Ukranians claim the Russians lost:-
7 Aircraft
6 Helicopters
130 armoured vehicles
30 tanks
Based on the above, the Russians must have lost a few hundred troops killed on day 1.
There has to be a minimum of 200 dead at least on the Russian side, perhaps 400 injured. These are the best rough guesses I can come up with.
The only thing that really bothers me, and reeks of Ukrainian incompetance, is that the Russians seized the Chernobyl nuclear site without a fight.
There seems to be some indication that someone is sending weapons to the Ukranians. But I don’t know who, or how many.
If the Ukranians can just hang in there for a week without collapsing, then this can turn things around for them.
But the USA says Putin will take Kyiv in days. So that would be VERY BAD. If that happens, then this turns into a mess and Putin wins.
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