US estimates almost 500,000 Russian and Ukrainian military casualties in fighting in the conflict so far
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The number of battlefield casualties in Ukraine is approaching nearly 500,000 Russian and Ukrainian soldiers, US officials have told the New York Times, marking a significant rise in the death toll this year following intense fighting in the east of the country.
Russia’s military casualties are approaching 300,000, the officials claimed, with as many as 120,000 killed in action.
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