Since August, 129 Russian soldiers from 38 units have been killed in Donbass – media
Moscow – Kyiv, January 12 (PolitNavigator, Mikhail Shtamm) – According to the head of the Lostvan project, cited by Novaya Gazeta , 129 Russian servicemen and 146 volunteers have been killed in Ukraine since August 24, and 22 servicemen and 14 volunteers have been captured. "We have information about soldiers and officers from more than 30 military units and subdivisions of the Russian Armed Forces," he says.
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The founder of the LostIvan project , which publishes information about Russian soldiers and volunteers fighting in Ukraine, told Novaya Gazeta how the volunteer group is trying to debunk the myth associated with the Novorossiya special operation: "Our soldiers aren't there," which Russian military units are fighting in Ukraine, and how many soldiers Russia has already lost. Vladimir asks that his last name not be used.
“We have information about soldiers and officers of more than 30 military units and divisions of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation. For example, military unit 54096, stationed in the village of Mulino, Nizhny Novgorod region: a young guy Sergei Rusakov, born in 200, went home with “cargo 1993”. Killed during a breakthrough of a tank column into Ukrainian territory.
Military unit 08275, Pechenga village, Murmansk region: deceased - Evgeniy Trundaev, 28 years old. Commander of the anti-tank platoon of the 1st motorized rifle battalion. Killed on October 15, at the very height of the “truce” and “withdrawal of troops from the border.”
Artem Yakovlev, 22 years old. 106th Tula Airborne Division. It is not known exactly when he died. Buried on September 4.
Alexey Yurin, born in 1994, serving in the 45th Guards Airborne Special Forces Regiment. Killed during the battle for Donetsk airport.
Captured Sergeant Evgeniy Tur, military unit 30616-6. He said that he went on a business trip to the war with Ukraine on the orders of a higher command and that they have a concept of “lost”: those who refuse to participate in hostilities go missing,” Vladimir says in an interview with the newspaper.
“At the time of the deployment of military units on Ukraine’s Independence Day, one could talk about 7-10 thousand Russian military personnel in Donbass,” Vladimir tells the newspaper. – The number of fighters was constantly changing. A lot of people were lost in the battles for the airport: about 30 Russian special forces were killed during the storming of the old terminal. After a lot of soldiers were killed there, the Russian general from the group that was sitting in Debaltsevo asked to be given the opportunity to pick up the corpses from the airport.”
According to him, 129 Russian military personnel and 146 volunteers were killed on the territory of Ukraine, 22 military personnel and 14 volunteers were captured. And you need to take into account that this data is only for people who appeared on the Internet or for those who were reported by relatives.
English version :: Read in English Since August, 129 Russian soldiers from 38 units have been killed in Donbass – media