The Russians Are Losing 7 Soldiers For Each Ukrainian Casualty In Bakhmut

Which is why Ukraine has drawn this battle out as long as possible rather than retreating. JL

Phillips O'Brien reports via Ukrinform in Twitter:

The Russians are losing 7 soldiers for each Ukrainian lost in the Bakhmut fighting. That would be extreme, and explains why the Ukrainians have drawn things out. The issue of Russian military losses, in particular in the battles around Bakhmut, has been raised at the meeting of the Staff of the Supreme Commander-in-Chief of Ukraine. "It is difficult there, but keep in mind that every day our boys and girls send hundreds of them to where they are supposed to go, given that they came here to kill us."

First time I’ve seen a clear Ukrainian claim on this. Oleksii Danilov says Ukrainians believe the Russians are losing 7 soldiers for each Ukrainian lost in the Bakhmut fighting. That would be extreme, and explains why the Ukr have drawn things out—if true

 

In the battles for Bakhmut, the Russian aggressors lose seven times as many soldiers as the Armed Forces of Ukraine do.

Oleksiy Danilov, Secretary of the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine, said this during the national news telethon, Ukrinform reports.

He noted that the issue of Russian military losses, in particular in the battles around Bakhmut, had been raised at the meeting of the Staff of the Supreme Commander-in-Chief on Thursday.

"It is difficult there, but keep in mind that every day our boys and girls send hundreds of them to where they are supposed to go, given that they came here to kill us," Danilov said.

 

According to the NSDC Secretary, the ratio of military losses is 1 to 7 in Ukraine’s favor.

As reported, on March 2, President Volodymyr Zelensky held another meeting of the Staff of the Supreme Commander-in-Chief to discuss the situation on the battlefield.