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The most reliable sources, BBC Russian Service and Mediazona, have recently verified 90,000 confirmed Russian fatalities. They estimate the actual number of Russian KIA (Killed in Action) to be between 138,500 and 200,000,
I'm interested primarily from the standpoint of death. We're losing all those soldiers and they're not American soldiers, they're Ukrainian and Russian soldiers, but you're probably talking about a million and a half I think,
Our assessments further indicate there have been over 750,000 Russian casualties since the beginning of the full-scale invasion with the grim milestone of one million Russians dead and wounded likely to be reached within approximately six months."
In December 2024, the U.K. Minister for the Armed Forces, Luke Pollard MP, told the U.K. Parliament's House of Commons There’s a gentleman from Russia. His name is Kirill, and he had a lot to do with this. He was important. He was an important interlocutor, bridging the two sides,
Witkoff told CNN on Wednesday Talks with Russians in Munich are not expected."
Ukrainian communications adviser, Dmytro Lytvyn, responding to Trump's invite said in statement Once again, we approach this trigger with caution. Even in the best-case scenario, it will be a difficult road with its ups and corrections, requiring attention from investors."
Sofya Donets from T-Bank said of the Russian stock surge, per Reuters The moment investors have been waiting for has arrived. The next step towards easing geopolitical tensions."
Reuters reported on Thursday that Sinara brokerage analysts said
