A figure that sums up the violence of the war in Ukraine. More than 100,000 Russian soldiers have been killed or injured since the start of the invasion of Ukraine, General Mark Milley estimated on Wednesday, adding that the losses were probably of the same order on the Ukrainian side.
“There are well over 100,000 Russian soldiers killed and wounded,” said the US Chief of Staff. The figures put forward by General Milley, which could not be independently confirmed, are the most precise provided to date by Washington.
Negotiation is possible according to Washington
The top US military official also hoped for talks to end the war, as military victory may not be possible for either Russia or Ukraine, he said.
“There must be a mutual recognition that military victory is probably not, in the proper sense of the word, attainable by military means, and therefore one must look to other means,” General Milley said. . According to him, there is “a window of opportunity for negotiation”.
His comments come as Russia ordered its troops to withdraw from the southern Ukrainian city of Kherson, a blow to Moscow’s military campaign. For its part, kyiv remains cautious, believing that this withdrawal could be a strategy.