Commander of Russian paratroopers said 8,500 paratroopers wounded in Ukraine

RUSSIA / FSU POLITICS - In Brief 03 Aug 2023 by Alex Teddy
On August 2 the head of the airborne forces made the statement on Paratroopers' Day. He said that 5,000 paratroopers came back to Russia from Ukraine for medical care but 3,500 chose not to. Presumably those 3,500 were less seriously wounded. He did not give any indication about the number killed. In war there are typically 3 wounded for every soldier killed. The video was published by a media outlet called Zvezda which is run by the Defense Ministry. After a few hours the video was removed without explanation. It had been seen by many on the Telegram messaging app. Perhaps it was taken down because it was embarrassing. Russia has done this before about disobliging statements about the war. Russia's last official death toll was in September 2022, and 6,000 soldiers had been killed.

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