Russia's elite classes have emerged 'largely unscathed' from Moscow's war in Ukraine, the British defense ministry said on Sunday.
that the country's forces are sustaining in Ukraine, according to a new defense intelligence assessment.
Russia's elite, particularly in the major cities of Moscow and St. Petersburg, have so far emerged"relatively unscathed" from the"extremely heavy casualties" being racked up in the ongoing Ukraine war, the British defense ministry said on Sunday. In the eastern regions of Russia, the death toll for Russian troops is likely more than 30 times higher than in Moscow, as a percentage of population, the ministry wrote in its"Ethnic minorities take the biggest hit" in some regions, the government department added.
Russian servicemen patrol the destroyed part of the Ilyich Iron and Steel Works in Ukraine's port city of Mariupol on May 18, 2022, amid the ongoing Russian military action in Ukraine. Amid heavy casualties, Russia's ethnic minorities are taking the"biggest hit" in some of Russia's regions, the U.K. defense ministry said on Sunday.The government department pinpointed senior officials who attended Russian President.
It is difficult to establish an accurate picture of Russian and Ukrainian casualty numbers, and estimates vary widely. However, back in September 2022, Russian defense minister Sergei Shoigu announced a
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