US Protection Secretary Lloyd Austin has said that Russia has suffered important losses in its full-scale battle towards Ukraine, forcing Russian chief Vladimir Putin to deploy troops from North Korea out of desperation.

Supply: Austin at a press convention following the Ukraine Defence Contact Group (also called Ramstein Group) assembly in Germany on 9 January, as reported by European Pravda

Particulars: Austin referred to the most recent US estimates, which point out that since 2022, Russia has misplaced over 700,000 navy personnel in Ukraine. These losses embody each killed and wounded troopers.

Quote from Austin: "Russian casualties in Ukraine now surpassed two-thirds of the full energy of the Russian navy in the beginning of Putin’s battle of alternative. In November 2024 alone, Russia misplaced practically 1,500 troops a day."

Particulars: The Pentagon chief added that Russia, unable to compensate for these losses, has resorted to "scouring from jails and coercing contract troopers" into service.

Quote from Austin: "Moscow has even rushed troops from North Korea right into a battle that they don’t belong in. That’s one other clear signal of Putin's desperation. North Korean forces have suffered greater than 1,000 casualties since enlisting final December in Putin's battle. And naturally, there are different estimates which are far north of that."

Background:

• Earlier, UK intelligence reported that 2024 was a document yr for Russian casualties – each killed and wounded – in its battle towards Ukraine, with December being the deadliest month.
• In line with the Common Workers of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Russian losses as of 9 January exceeded 803,000 personnel.
• In early December, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy disclosed that since 24 February 2022, 43,000 Ukrainian troopers had been killed, and 370,000 wounded, whereas Russian losses at the moment surpassed 750,000 personnel, together with 198,000 killed and over 550,000 wounded.

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