Ukraine-Russia war latest: Moscow suffers heaviest battle losses since WWII with 1.2 million casualties
Russia suffers 1.2 million casualties in Ukraine war – worst since WWII
- A new study reveals Russian forces have suffered the heaviest battlefield losses since the Second World War during their invasion of Ukraine.
- The Center for Strategic and International Studies reports approximately 1.2 million Russian casualties and between 500,000 and 600,000 Ukrainian casualties, encompassing both wounded and killed troops.
- The think tank estimates around 325,000 troops have been killed since the war began nearly four years ago.
- The Kremlin has dismissed these figures, stating on Wednesday that they should not be considered reliable.
- Separately, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky accused Russian president Vladimir Putin of an 'act of terrorism' after a Russian drone strike on a Ukrainian passenger train killed at least five people.