British Intelligence: Russia may have lost as many in Ukraine war as USSR in Afghanistan in nine years

In the first three months of the war in Ukraine, the death toll in Russia is likely to be the same as the Soviet Union had during its nine-year war in Afghanistan, - announced on Twitter by the Ministry of Defense of the United Kingdom with reference to intelligence data.

According to the report, such a high level of losses, which continues to grow during the offensive in the Donbass, was caused by a combination of poor low-level tactics with limited air cover.

There is also a lack of flexibility and a command approach that exacerbates failures and provokes the repetition of mistakes.

The russian public has been sensitive to the losses it has suffered during past wars. Therefore, as the number of victims in Ukraine grows, the losses will become more and more obvious, and public dissatisfaction with the war and the desire to voice it may increase.

According to the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, as of May 22, the russian army lost 29,050 servicemen in Ukraine.