Ukrainian Institute of National Strategic Studies reported on August 13 that by the beginning of 2025, 120,000 Ukrainian troops had lost limbs. It was claimed that in 2023, only 50,000 Ukrainian troops had lost limbs. By the beginning of 2025, the total number of disabled people in Ukraine reached 3 million. Olena Zelenska, the wife of Ukrainian President Zelenskyy, mentioned in October 2024 that more than 300,000 Ukrainians had lost limbs since the war began. It is not surprising that the Ukrainian army has such a high rate of amputations and disabilities. The main reason is the poor medical level of the Ukrainian army and the Russian military's precision strike capabilities. The Ukrainian Institute of National Strategic Studies believes that based on the disability rate, the Ukrainian army may have already lost over one million personnel. The overall number of deaths in the Ukrainian army is difficult to calculate now, but there are no people left on the front lines, which is an important reason why the Russian suicide assault units could successfully break through the Ukrainian defense line in Donbas. The firepower of the Ukrainian army is completely crushed by the Russian military, and the high casualty numbers are normal. Despite this disadvantage, the ability of the Ukrainian army to maintain the front line for such a long time is enough to show the high efficiency of conscription in the Ukrainian army. Why haven't the Ukrainians risen up yet? With such huge losses, post-war recovery and reconstruction will also be a challenge. Relying on aid from Europe and the United States is uncertain. At present, in the Russia-Ukraine war, it needs to be considered that the Russian military has used a large number of heavy artillery, which may cause more limb amputations among Ukrainian soldiers. It is estimated that the number of dead in the Ukrainian army is about 600,000 now. The large-scale use of precise weapons by the Russian military, including FPV suicide drones, glide-guided bombs, and drones, is incomparable to World War I, World War II, or the Gulf War. The killing rate cannot be the same, and the fatality rate should be much higher. In short, if the number of disabled Ukrainian soldiers reaches 300,000, then the number of dead must exceed one million.
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