Similar Stories to Russia’s Wagner Boss Says More Than 20,000 Of His Troops Died In Bakhmut Battle on Bing News

By SUSIE BLANN (Associated Press) KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — The head of the Russian private army Wagner says his force lost more than 20,000 fighters in the drawn-out battle for Bakhmut, with about 20% of the 50,000 Russian convicts he recruited to fight in the 15-month war dying in the eastern Ukrainian city. The figure was in stark contrast with claims from Moscow that it lost just over 6,000 troops in the war, and is higher than the official estimate of the Soviet losses in the Afghanistan war of 15,000 troops between 1979-89.

BING NEWS:
  • Russian losses in Syria — BBC identifies 543 soldiers, Wagner mercenaries who died since 2015
    Of the total number, 346 were employees of the Wagner company, a private mercenary group also deployed in Russia's war in Ukraine and elsewhere.
    12/9/2024 - 9:38 pm | View Link
  • What is Russia's Wagner group, and what has happened to its leader?
    The US military previously accused Wagner mercenaries of planting landmines in and around the Libyan capital, Tripoli. Wagner troops were heavily involved in the battle for Bakhmut, in eastern ...
    08/28/2023 - 9:36 pm | View Link
  • More

 

Welcome to Wopular!

Welcome to Wopular

Wopular is an online newspaper rack, giving you a summary view of the top headlines from the top news sites.

Senh Duong (Founder)
Wopular, MWB, RottenTomatoes

Subscribe to Wopular's RSS Fan Wopular on Facebook Follow Wopular on Twitter Follow Wopular on Google Plus

MoviesWithButter : Our Sister Site

More News