Russian weekly losses top 10,000 troops killed and wounded for third week running – Estonian intelligence chief

Estonian intelligence has noted that Russian losses in the war against Ukraine have remained above 10,000 troops killed and wounded for a third consecutive week, exceeding the number Russia can recruit.

Source: Estonian public broadcasting network ERR, citing Colonel Ants Kiviselg, Head of the Intelligence Centre of the Estonian Defence Forces, as reported by European Pravda

Details: Kiviselg said Russia's average losses this week are around 1,600 personnel per day, meaning total losses for the week amount to just over 11,000 troops killed and wounded.

Quote: "The trend therefore continues, with Russia losing more troops on the battlefield than it is able to recruit."

More details: Kiviselg also said that Ukraine has for the first time released data on its counteroffensive towards Lyman in Donetsk Oblast, where around 85 sq km of territory has been liberated and mopped up in the course of the operation.

Quote: "Ukrainian operations in Donetsk Oblast are currently continuing."

More details: Among other Ukrainian successes, Kiviselg listed airstrikes on Russian oil facilities in Krasnodar Krai, Saratov Oblast, Samara Oblast and the Republic of Tatarstan, a strike on the Caspian Sea port of Makhachkala, attacks on chemical plants in Perm Krai and Volgograd, and a strike on a drone manufacturing plant in Rostov Oblast.

Quote: "Among military targets, there have been attacks on airfields in Rostov Oblast, as well as air defence systems and launch sites used to store long-range drones in Rostov and Oryol oblasts. The damage is still being assessed, but the Ukrainians have probably managed to either put some aircraft out of action or damage them and the same applies to helicopters."

Background:

• Estonian intelligence noted earlier that Ukraine had reached Russian plants located nearly 3,000 km from the border for the first time.
• Estonian intelligence has also suggested that the problems that are beginning to affect ordinary Russians could have an impact on September's elections to the State Duma, the lower house of the Russian parliament.

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