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Bloodier than Stalingrad: Number of casualties in Russia’s war on Ukraine reaches 2 million

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By Ivana Kottasová, CNN (CNN) — Russia’s decision to launch a full-scale invasion of Ukraine has now cost the country some 450,000 lives, according to a new study that estimates the war’s total casualty numbers to have surpassed 2 million.

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  1. Revolver News

  2. Hawaiitribune Herald

    Troop casualties in Ukraine war top 2 million, study finds (opens Hawaiitribune Herald)

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    WASHINGTON — More than 2 million Russian and Ukrainian troops have been killed or wounded in the four years that Russia has been waging war against its neighbor, according to a new study, a bleak milestone as Russia’s assault grinds on.

  3. ABC 17 Mid-Missouri

    Bloodier than Stalingrad: Number of casualties in Russia’s war on Ukraine reaches 2 million (opens ABC 17 Mid-Missouri)

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    By Ivana Kottasová, CNN (CNN) — Russia’s decision to launch a full-scale invasion of Ukraine has now cost the country some 450,000 lives, according to a new study that estimates the war’s total casualty numbers to have surpassed 2 million.

  4. Toledo Blade

    Bloodier than Stalingrad: Casualties in Russia’s war on Ukraine reaches 2 million (opens Toledo Blade)

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    Russia’s decision to launch a full-scale invasion of Ukraine has now cost the country some 450,000 lives, according to a new study that estimates the war’s total casualty numbers to have surpassed 2 million.

  5. Breitbart News

    Two Million Battlefield Casualties in Ukraine War Says Study (opens Breitbart News)

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    Two million soldiers from both sides have been killed or wounded in Russia's invasion of Ukraine, a study of the state of the war claims.

  6. PBS NewsHour

    Lured by Russia, African soldiers end up on deadly front lines of Ukraine war (opens PBS NewsHour)

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    By some estimates, Russia has taken 1.5 million casualties in its war against Ukraine, including a half million killed since the war began. Now, as Russia runs out of recruits, it is bringing in mercenaries from far away. Special correspondent Simon Ostrovsky reports.

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