The "DPR" has lost approximately 55% of its armed forces. British military intelligence writes about this in its daily report.
“As of June 16, the DPR has recognized 2,128 servicemen killed in action and 8,897 wounded since the beginning of 2022,” the report says.
According to intelligence, this indicates a high degree of deterioration of the Russian and pro-Russian troops in the Donbass. In addition, there is a possibility that the “DPR” militants are equipped with outdated weapons and equipment. It is likely that the ability of both sides to form and deploy reserve units at the front will play an ever greater role in the outcome of the war.
Russia reported its losses only twice during the entire war. The last message of the Ministry of Defense about the dead is dated March 25. Then the department stated that Russian troops lost 1,351 people killed and 3,825 wounded. On June 1, Andrei Kartapolov, chairman of the State Duma Defense Committee , said that the lack of new reports was due to the fact that the Russian army had practically stopped losing people due to a change in strategy. According to the BBC at the beginning of June, the number of Russian military dead during the war in Ukraine could reach 20,000.
