Pro-Kremlin tabloid reports nearly 10,000 Russians killed in Ukraine before removing figure
Six high-ranking Russian navy officers have been killed, in response to Ukrainian officers.
Los Angeles Occasions / Polaris
A Professional-Kremlin tabloid on Monday reported that just about 10,000 Russian troops have been killed within the conflict in Ukraine — earlier than the publication eliminated the determine and claimed it had been hacked.
The Putin-friendly Komsomolskaya Pravda, citing the Russian Ministry of Protection, reported that 9,861 Russian troops had died and 16,153 had been wounded in Ukraine since Russia launched its invasion on Feb. 24. It’s unclear whether or not the tolls have been correct.
The staggering figures have been far greater than any earlier numbers launched by Russia because the battle started.
On March 2, within the final loss of life toll launched by Russia, the nation mentioned 498 of its troops had been killed in motion and 1,597 injured.
Later Monday, Komsomolskaya Pravda eliminated the whopping numbers from its web site and issued an announcement claiming it had been hacked.
The unique model of the article was nonetheless accessible within the paper’s on-line archives.
Intelligence officers conservatively estimate that roughly 7,000 Russian troops have been killed within the conflict to this point, in response to a New York Occasions report final week.
By comparability, 3,481 US troopers have been killed in motion in America’s conflict in Iraq.
Six high-ranking Russian navy officers, together with 4 generals, have additionally been killed, in response to Ukrainian officers.
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