The Russian invasion of Ukraine is already in its 24th day and the Russian army is counting significant losses in both manpower and equipment.
It is indicative that according to Ukrainian Defense Ministry estimates, Russia has lost 466 tanks, 115 helicopters, 914 military vehicles, 95 aircraft, 213 artillery systems, 44 anti-aircraft weapons and 60 fuel trucks. However, Moscow has not responded to Kiev's latest estimates.
In terms of human casualties, the Kremlin has not currently given an accurate figure regarding how many Russians have been killed on the battlefield. But the camera captured in early March a convoy of military ambulances passing through the streets of Homel, Belarus, heading for the Minsk railway station.
According to doctors at the local hospital, by 13 March more than 2,500 dead Russian soldiers had been sent back to Russia. At the same time the Ukrainian army states that over 14,000 soldiers (14,400) have been killed since the beginning of the Russian invasion to date. At the same time, according to US intelligence estimates, the number of dead Russian soldiers is 7,000.
Among them, there are four generals, and US intelligence estimates that the number of dead is higher than the number of Americans killed in the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. For its part, the Russian Defense Ministry says that fewer than 500 soldiers have died.
The account given by the U.S. services is similar in scale to the death toll in the battle of Iwo Jima where 6,852 American soldiers were killed and 19,000 were wounded.
The morgues are full
Doctors at Homel hospital spoke of morgues full of lifeless bodies of Russians while a resident of the town of Mazir claimed that "passengers at the train station were shocked by the number of dead being carried by train. They even started taking videos. When the army realized that they were recording this particular scene, they ordered them to delete them from their mobile phones."
For his part, a doctor at Mazir hospital warned that "there are not enough surgeons. They transported lifeless bodies in ambulances and loaded them onto Russian trains at night to avoid attracting attention."
Another doctor noted that locals are worried that there will be a shortage of medicines, especially those prescribed for tetanus, in the coming period. This is because tetanus is a common disease that afflicts soldiers suffering from bullet and gunshot wounds.
It should be noted that Homel borders Russia to the east and Ukraine to the south. It is the second largest city in Belarus after Minsk and is an important hub for trade and transport.
Source: Proto Thema
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