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Hundreds of casualties and chain of command disrupted by Russian troops every day = U.S. Department of Defense sources | Reuters

A senior U.S. Department of Defense official said on the 22nd that the Russian army was killing and injuring hundreds of people a day in the Ukrainian war, and the chain of command was confused because thousands of officers had been lost so far. He gave his view. Taken on the 21st (2022 Reuters / Gleb Garanich)

[ワシントン 22日 ロイター] –A senior U.S. Department of Defense official said on the 22nd that the Russian army was killing and injuring hundreds of people a day in the Ukrainian war, and the chain of command was confused because thousands of officers had been lost so far. Showed the view of.

Russia keeps military casualties a state secret even in peacetime, and rarely updates official casualties during the war. As of March 25, the death toll was announced at 1351.

The Director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) said on the 20th that Russia has killed about 15,000 people and injured 45,000 in the Ukrainian war.