Kiev [Ukraine], June 13: More than 1 million Russian soldiers have been killed or injured since the start of Moscow's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, the General Staff in Kiev said on Thursday.
It said 1,000,340 Russian soldiers had either died in battle or been injured. The figure cannot be verified. A single 24-hour period saw 1,140 Russian soldiers killed or injured, bringing the toll above the psychologically significant 1-million-mark, according to Kiev.
Ukraine released the figure on Russia Day, a national holiday that marks the founding of the Russian Federation following the collapse of the Soviet Union.
In April, NATO put the number of Russian casualties at around 900,000. A senior NATO official said the dead numbered up to 250,000. Russia does not release figures on casualties. (DPA)
Source: Qatar Tribune
