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The losses of the Ukrainian military in the event of an “invasion” by Russia could range from 5,000 to 25,000 people. About this, as reported by RBC, reports Reuters with reference to two unnamed US officials.
According to the publication, from 25 thousand to 50 thousand may die among the civilian population, from 3 thousand to 10 thousand among the Russian military. The total maximum number of possible victims in the event of a Russian “invasion”, according to the United States, is 85 thousand.
Reuters sources clarified that Washington estimates that Russia has 70% of its combat power, and over the past two weeks, the number of tactical groups in the border region has increased from 60 to 83 (as of Friday), with 14 more on the way. At the same time, the interlocutors did not provide any evidence.
Also, according to them, by February 15, Russian mechanized formations in the army will be able to move freely on impassable roads due to freezing of the soil.
This timeline, as well as the growing number of Russian military forces near Ukraine, may indicate that the window of diplomacy is closing.
Earlier, the US agency Bloomberg published a headline about Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, then removed it and acknowledged the error. According to the press secretary of the head of the Russian state, Dmitry Peskov, “this situation demonstrates how dangerous, in general, this kind of tension that prevails and which is provoked by the daily aggressive statements that we hear from Washington, from European capitals, from London.” Peskov explained that “it is precisely the actions of daily, daily pumping up Ukraine with weapons that lead to precisely such tension, and during such tension, any spark is extremely dangerous.”
In Western countries, as well as in Ukraine, there are statements about a possible “invasion” of Russia on Ukrainian territory. Western media reported that the US intelligence community allegedly had evidence that Russia was planning to film a video showing a faked attack on its troops and use the video as a pretext to invade Ukraine. Moscow has denied such accusations and maintained that Russia poses no threat to anyone.
Source: Rosbalt
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