While Ukraine does not disclose the number of casualties it has sustained, General Mark A. Milley, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, estimated in February that Ukraine had lost more than 100,000 soldiers since the war began last year.Mykola Tys/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images Ukraine began its summer counteroffensive in June, armed with Western tanks and weapons. In the time since, morgues are seeing "more or less double" the fatalities, NYT reported. US officials estimated this year that Ukraine had lost more than 100,000 soldiers since the war began. The Ukrainian summer counteroffensive began in June, and, despite Western allies supplying advanced tanks and weaponry, the country's recent moves against Russian combatants have resulted in only modest gains — and heavy casualties.The New York Times reported morgues in the country are seeing vastly increased fatalities due to the heightened fighting."There are many more bodies at the moment," the outlet reported Taras Svystun, a soldier on a six-man crew responsible for recovering and identifying deceased servicemen, said.
Ukrainian Morgues Seeing 'more Or Less Double' The Fatalities Since Counter-offensive Began
ktangalakislippert@insider.com (Katherine Tangalakis-Lippert), Business Insider
Fri, 08/11/2023 - 11:34pm
Topics: general mark a milley mykola tys/sopa images/lightrocket getty images nyt the ukrainian new york times taras svystun russian ministry defense seth jones center strategic international studies csis international security program business insider ukraine joint chiefs staff february western russian us insider morgues began double the fatalities reported counteroffensive war lost estimated soldiers summer tanks total weapons country june tactics heavy casualties number year troops chairman allies modest gains advanced
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