The losses are killed and wounded, not the number killed.
Fact Check: Have Over 150K Ukraine Troops Been Killed in Russia Conflict?
In January 2023 Norwegian Chief of Defense Eirik Kristoffersen, speaking to Norwegian network TV2, claimed that as many as
100,000 Ukrainian soldiers had died or were wounded. He put Russian military casualties at 180,000.
A similar figure for Ukrainian troop casualties—
comprising both dead and injured—was quoted by the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Mark Milley, a report by
The Washington Post reported.
Milley said Russian casualties were also likely over 100,000.
Elon Musk responded to a tweet quoting huge Ukrainian losses based on figures from a Turkish site
www.newsweek.com
Jan 21.
Soaring death toll gives grim insight into Russian tactics
WASHINGTON – The number of Russian troops
killed and wounded in Ukraine is
approaching 200,000, a stark symbol of how badly Russian President Vladimir Putin’s invasion has gone, according to U.S. and other Western officials.
The slaughter from fighting in and around the eastern Ukrainian city of Bakhmut and the town of Soledar has ballooned what was already a heavy toll.
www.japantimes.co.jp