Capture of Bakhmut cost Russia 60,000 killed and wounded – Western estimates
Pravda Ukraine
The West estimates that Russia has lost more than 60,000 troops as a result of attempts to capture the city of Bakhmut in the east of Ukraine.
Source: A Western official told journalists on Thursday 1 May, on condition of anonymity, reports European Pravda, referring to Sky News
Quote: “”We judge that capturing Bakhmut has likely cost Russia at least 60,000 casualties in that Bakhmut-Popasna sector over the course of the year-long battle,” the official said.