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Russia faces a heavy price for limited gains in Ukraine war, death toll estimates suggest: As losses mount, the pace of Russia’s advance has at times been slower than the Battle of the Somme during World War I, a report says.
NBC News
By Yuliya Talmazan
Jan. 28, 2026, 10:49 AM EST
https://www.nbcnews.com/world/ukraine/russia-faces-heavy-price-limited-gains-ukraine-war-death-toll-estimate-rcna256260
“The steep estimates, presented in a study by the Washington-based Center for Strategic and International Studies think tank, include 1.2 million Russians dead, wounded or missing, with as many as 325,000 killed since the start of the full-scale invasion in February 2022. Ukraine has suffered somewhere between 500,000 and 600,000 battlefield casualties, including up to 140,000 deaths, according to the study published Tuesday.” Excerpt
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Something Is Killing Russian Troops on the Frontlines… and It Isn’t Ukraine
The Military Show
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1-28-2026 12:50 p.m. EDT
LENGTH 16:21
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iOaOgpDe_Z8
“For centuries, Russia relied on “General Winter” as its ultimate military ally. But in Ukraine, that mythical defender has turned traitor. As Moscow pushes its offensive around Pokrovsk and Myrnohrad, freezing temperatures are crippling Russian troops, vehicles, and supply lines just as much as Ukrainian firepower. Poor logistics, abandoned soldiers, and collapsing morale are changing the battlefield fast. And the reality facing Russia’s troops is even worse than it sounds.”