https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2023/05/12/7401966/
Internal intelligence report shared with the European Union member states estimates that 13,000 Ukrainian soldiers have been killed during the full-scale war with Russia. Source: Euractiv, citing an internal EU intelligence report
Details: The EU estimate is based on the Ukrainian communication to member states, media reports, and intelligence leaks, and puts Ukraine’s losses at 13,000 personnel killed and 35,000 wounded in action.
The report also cites US data, which puts Ukraine’s losses at 17,500 personnel killed in action and 124,000 to 131,000 personnel wounded, dead, or missing.
The EU numbers are lower than the US estimates.
The internal report seen by Euractiv said Ukrainian officials assess that 185,000 Russians were killed during the course of the war and 555,000 were wounded.
In comparison, the data leaked from US intelligence suggests that the Russian Armed Forces have suffered 189,500 to 223,000 casualties, including 43,000 killed in action.
Western diplomats and military officials told Euractiv that it is impossible to obtain an official confirmation of losses from either side.
Russian losses must be stupidly high and Ukrainian losses inversely low or Russia would have won months ago. There is no way around this.