Russia Suffers Heavy Losses in Ukraine on Christmas Day: Kyiv

Newsweek ^ | 26 Dec 2023 | Ellie Cook

[DUMBGRUNT]

Russia lost more than 1,000 soldiers, 22 tanks and 37 armored personnel vehicles on December 25, Ukraine's military has said, marking the end of a bruising few days for Moscow's armed forces in the war-torn country.

Russia lost 1,010 fighters on Christmas Day, the Ukrainian military said on Tuesday, bringing Kyiv's tally of Russian personnel losses to 354,960 soldiers. Moscow also lost nearly two dozen tanks and tens of armored vehicles on December 25, Ukraine added in an operational update.

[Kazan]

The number of Russian causalities you cite is completely fabricated out of thin air. There is no evidence to back it up whatsoever.

In fact, it's completely refuted by even the BBC:

https://en.zona.media/article/2022/05/20/casualties_eng

39,424
Russian casualties corroborated by publicly available data as of 15 December

Mediazona, in collaboration with BBC News Russian service and a team of volunteers, continues gathering information on the Russian military casualties in Ukraine. The figures we provide are sourced from publicly available information, including social media posts from family members, local media coverage, and official statements from local authorities.