【US Research Report Claims Russian Military Casualties Up to 1.2 Million, Kremlin Denies】Russian President's Press Secretary Peskov on January 28 questioned a report from the American research institution CSIS (Center for Strategic and International Studies). The report's authors claimed that the total number of Russian deaths and injuries in the four-year special military operation against Ukraine reached 1.2 million.
Peskov said: "I believe this report cannot and should not be regarded as reliable information." He called on the media to rely on data published by the Russian Defense Ministry.
He pointed out that only the Russian Defense Ministry is authorized to release information about personnel losses.
"They, and only they, have the authority to release it," the Kremlin spokesperson emphasized.
However, after checking, the last time the Russian Defense Ministry released casualty figures was in September 2022, three years ago. At that time, it stated that approximately 5,937 Russian soldiers had died since the start of the special military operation against Ukraine on February 24, 2022. Since then, the Russian military has not released any new overall combat loss figures. Russian military #casualties
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