Shoigu told how many soldiers Russia lost in Ukraine

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During the fighting in Ukraine, Russia lost 5,937 servicemen.  Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu stated this.

Shoigu also noted that about 90% of the wounded soldiers returned to military service.  He did not specify the number of casualties.

It is also worth noting that representatives of the Defense Ministry, for the third time since the beginning of the war, gave information about the losses of the Russian side during the «special operation».

Russian Defense Ministry spokesman Igor Konashenkov last reported on 25 March that 1,351 Russian servicemen were killed and 3,825 wounded.

Let us recall that Putin declared partial military mobilization in Russia during his address to the public.

Russo-Ukrainian War

On 21 February this year, Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a decree in the Kremlin recognizing the self-proclaimed independent Luhansk People’s Republic (LPR) and the Donetsk People’s Republic (DPR) in eastern Ukraine.  Later, the Russian Federation stressed that it recognized the republics on the borders of the same regions, increasing the risk of war against Ukraine.

Following Putin’s emergency decision, the US, the EU, Canada, Australia, the UK, and Japan imposed sanctions against Russia.

On 24 February, Russian President Vladimir Putin announced that the Russian military had launched a «special military operation» in eastern Ukraine in Donbas, and Russian troops had launched an offensive on Ukraine. Putin based this action on the fact that such a request was made by leaders of pro-Russian separatist forces in eastern Ukraine.

Earlier Zelensky appealed to the citizens of Russia in Russian and said that Ukrainians «do not need either cold, hot, or hybrid war» and that Ukrainians are ready to meet the attackers.  Soon after, the president broke diplomatic relations with Russia.  President Zelensky declared martial law in the country.

On 25 February, Zelensky announced a general military mobilization in Ukraine. It was decided that conscription will be carried out in some regions and cities of the country.

So far, Russian troops have attacked Ukraine from the north, east, and south and managed to occupy some territories.  But this war has isolated Russia from the world.

The beginning of the attack on Ukraine dealt a heavy blow to the Russian economy.  Shares of Russian companies plummeted, and the Moscow Stock Exchange traded at an unprecedented level. «Gazprom», «LUKOIL» and other large companies suffered losses.

After the attack, European countries and the US imposed several stages of sanctions against Russia. Russian banks VTB, Bank of Russia, Opening, Novikombank, Promsvyazdebank, Sovkombank and VEB.RF are disconnected from the international interbank system SWIFT. The US and the EU have blocked Russia’s gold reserves.

The countries of Europe, the United States, and Canada have closed their airspace to Russia. Switzerland, considered a neutral country, has joined these sanctions.