| Units of the Russian Armed Forces enter Kyiv region, Ukraine, in this screengrab obtained from a video by Reuters on March 3, 2022. Photograph: Russian Defence Ministry/Reuters |
How many Russian soldiers have died in the war in Ukraine?
Analysis: Some say the country’s losses could rival those of its wars in Chechnya or Afghanistan
Andrew Roth
Tue 22 March 2022
It has been three weeks since Russia updated the official death toll to its invasion in Ukraine, leaving open the question of how many of its soldiers have been killed or wounded in the chaotic opening stages of its war.