According to Ukrinform, Sky News reported this, citing British intelligence data. Air Chief Marshal Sir Rich Knighton, the head of the UK armed forces, said the total number of casualties suffered by Russia, including those wounded, is thought to be 1.5 million troops since February 2022. According to British intelligence, the number of Russian soldiers killed has already reached at least half a million. Knighton said the vast majority of the losses were incurred since January 2023 – in return for Russia gaining a mere 2% of Ukrainian territory. "I think these numbers illustrate clearly the senseless and futile waste of human life for such little progress, and against such an illegitimate aim of President Putin," he said.
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