{"id":13830,"date":"2022-03-23T18:02:25","date_gmt":"2022-03-23T18:02:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/airforcetimes\/uncategorized\/2022\/03\/23\/nato-7000-to-15000-russian-troops-dead-in-ukraine\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T01:40:19","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T01:40:19","slug":"nato-7000-to-15000-russian-troops-dead-in-ukraine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/airforcetimes\/flashpoints\/2022\/03\/23\/nato-7000-to-15000-russian-troops-dead-in-ukraine\/","title":{"rendered":"NATO: 7,000 to 15,000 Russian troops dead in Ukraine"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">KYIV, Ukraine \u2014 NATO estimated on Wednesday that 7,000 to 15,000 Russian soldiers have been killed in four weeks of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/flashpoints\/ukraine\/\" target=\"_blank\">war in Ukraine<\/a>, where ferocious fighting by the country\u2019s fast-moving defenders has denied Moscow the lightning victory it sought.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">By way of comparison, Moscow lost about 15,000 soldiers in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/flashpoints\/afghanistan\/\" target=\"_blank\">Afghanistan<\/a> over 10 years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A senior NATO military official said the alliance\u2019s estimate was based on information from Ukrainian officials, what Russia has released \u2014 intentionally or not \u2014 and intelligence gathered from open sources. The official spoke on condition of anonymity under ground rules set by NATO.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When Russia unleashed its invasion&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/russia-ukraine-europe-russia-moscow-kyiv-626a8c5ec22217bacb24ece60fac4fe1\">Feb. 24<\/a>&nbsp;in Europe\u2019s biggest offensive since World War II, a swift toppling of Ukraine\u2019s democratically elected government seemed likely.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But with Wednesday marking four full weeks of fighting, Russia is bogged down in a grinding military campaign.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/news\/your-military\/2022\/03\/11\/russian-invasion-in-ukraine-could-spell-major-shifts-in-the-pacific\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"149\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/TaiwanTensions2.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">Russian invasion in Ukraine could spell major shifts in the Pacific<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">Experts weigh in on the wider effects of how events in Ukraine may influence actions in the Pacific.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">With its ground forces repeatedly slowed or stopped by hit-and-run Ukrainian units armed with Western-supplied weapons, Russian President Vladimir Putin\u2019s troops are bombarding targets from afar, falling back on the tactics they used in reducing cities to ruins in Syria and Chechnya.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As U.S. President Joe Biden left for Europe on Wednesday to meet with key allies about possible new sanctions against Moscow and more military aid to Ukraine, he warned there is a \u201creal threat\u201d Russia could use chemical weapons.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Addressing Japan\u2019s parliament on Wednesday, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said four weeks of war have killed thousands of his people, including at least 121 children.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cOur people cannot even adequately bury their murdered relatives, friends and neighbors. They have to be buried right in the yards of destroyed buildings, next to the roads,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Still, major Russian objectives remain unfulfilled. The capital, Kyiv, has been shelled repeatedly hit but is not even encircled.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Near-constant shelling and gunfire shook the city Wednesday, with plumes of black smoke rising from the western outskirts, where the two sides battled for control of multiple suburbs. Mayor Vitali Klitschko said at least 264 civilians have been killed in the capital since war broke out.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/flashpoints\/ukraine\/2022\/03\/17\/families-of-troops-deployed-to-natos-flank-sound-off-in-town-hall-with-armys-top-nco\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"192\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Screen-Shot-2022-03-17-at-11.22.06-AM.png.png?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">Families of troops deployed to NATO\u2019s flank sound off in town hall with Army\u2019s top NCO<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">U.S. European Command is considering hardship pay for soldiers who stay past 270 days.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In the south, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/flashpoints\/2022\/03\/21\/ukraine-rejects-russian-demand-for-surrender-in-mariupol\/\" target=\"_blank\">the port city of Mariupol<\/a> has seen the worst devastation of the war, under weeks of siege and bombardment. But Ukrainian forces have prevented its fall, thwarting an apparent bid by Moscow to fully secure a land bridge from Russia to Crimea, seized from Ukraine in 2014.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Zelenskyy said 100,000 civilians remain in a city that had 430,000 people. Efforts to get desperately needed food and other supplies to those trapped have often failed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Zelenskyy accused Russian forces of seizing a humanitarian convoy. Deputy Prime Minister Iryna Vereshchuk said the Russians were holding captive 11 bus drivers and four rescue workers along with their vehicles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It is not clear how much of Mariupol is still under Ukrainian control. Fleeing residents say fighting continues street by street. In their last update, over a week ago, Mariupol officials said at least 2,300 people had died, but the true toll is probably much higher. Airstrikes in the past week destroyed a theater and an art school where civilians were sheltering.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In the besieged northern city of Chernihiv, Russian forces bombed and destroyed a bridge that was used for aid deliveries and civilian evacuations, regional governor Viacheslav Chaus said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Kateryna Mytkevich, who arrived in Poland after fleeing Chernihiv, wiped away tears as she spoke about what she had seen. The city is without gas, electricity or running water, said Mytkevich, 39, and entire neighborhoods have been destroyed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI don\u2019t understand why we have such a curse,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Despite plenty of evidence to the contrary, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov insisted the military operation is going \u201cstrictly in accordance\u201d with plans.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"6967\" height=\"4645\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP22082509148385.jpg.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-29713\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP22082509148385.jpg.jpg 6967w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP22082509148385.jpg.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP22082509148385.jpg.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP22082509148385.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,683 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP22082509148385.jpg.jpg?resize=1536,1024 1536w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP22082509148385.jpg.jpg?resize=2048,1365 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 6967px) 100vw, 6967px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">A man trains in a shooting range in Lviv, western Ukraine, Wednesday, March 23, 2022. The rush for guns and gun training continued in the western city of Lviv. (Bernat Armangue\/AP)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The most recent figure for Ukraine\u2019s military losses came from Zelenskyy on March 12, when he said that about 1,300 Ukrainian servicemen had been killed in action.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The NATO official said 30,000 to 40,000 Russian soldiers are estimated to have been killed or wounded.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Russia has released very little information on its casualties, saying March 2 that nearly 500 soldiers had been killed and almost 1,600 wounded.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ukraine also claims to have killed six Russian generals. Russia acknowledges just one dead general.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The figures from NATO represent the alliance\u2019s first public estimate of Russian casualties since the war began. The U.S. government has largely declined to provide public estimates of Russian or Ukrainian casualties, saying available information is of questionable reliability.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">With casualties mounting and quick victory no longer in sight, Russia is having to work to suppress dissent and shore up morale.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It has arrested thousands of antiwar protesters and cracked down on the media. Also, under a law passed Wednesday, troops in Ukraine will get the same benefits as veterans of previous wars, including tax breaks, discounts on utilities and preferential access to medical treatment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In an apparent reflection of growing divisions in Russia\u2019s top echelons, top official Anatoly Chubais has resigned, Peskov told the Interfax news agency. Chubais, the architect of Russia\u2019s post-Soviet privatization campaign, had served at a variety of top official jobs over three decades. His latest role was as Putin\u2019s envoy to international organizations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Peskov would not say if Chubais had left the country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Western officials say Putin\u2019s forces are facing serious shortages of food, fuel and cold weather gear, with soldiers suffering frostbite, while Ukraine\u2019s defenders have been going more on the offensive.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Still, Russia\u2019s far stronger, bigger military has many Western military experts warning against overconfidence in Ukraine\u2019s long-term odds. The Kremlin\u2019s practice in past wars has been to grind down resistance with strikes that flattened cities, killing countless civilians and sending millions fleeing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Talks to end the fighting have continued by video. Zelenskyy said negotiations with Russia are going \u201cstep by step, but they are going forward.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">With no peace, those not yet fighting prepared to do so.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cEverything\u2019s a best-seller these days,\u201d said Zakhar Sluzhalyy, who owns a gun shop in the western city of Lviv.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe\u2019re defending our land,\u201d he said. \u201cWe\u2019re fighting for our freedom and that of the rest of Europe.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><i>Anna reported from Lviv, Ukraine. 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