With a full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine, the number of possible victims of the conflict could reach 85,000 people. Such data was provided in an interview with Reuters by unnamed US officials.
According to their calculations, the Ukrainian troops risk losing from 5 to 25 thousand military personnel, Russian troops – from 3 to 10 thousand military personnel. Between 25,000 and 50,000 civilians could die in a conflict.
The agency noted that with the “invasion” of Russia in Kiev, the capital of Ukraine could fall “within a few days.” Also, according to officials, the conflict will lead to a multimillion-dollar flow of refugees to Europe.
Reuters interlocutors noted that Russia now has about 70 percent of the combat power that is allegedly needed for a full-scale invasion of Ukraine. So, according to them, over the past two weeks, the number of tactical groups in the border area has grown from 60 to 83, while 14 more are on the way.
Earlier, the deputy of the Verkhovna Rada from the “Opposition Platform – For Life” Renat Kuzmin said that the inhabitants of Kiev and representatives of the Ukrainian authorities are fleeing the capital, fearing a “Russian invasion.”
Recall that on February 5, Bloomberg published a headline on its website about the “invasion” of the Russian Federation into Ukraine. The media later acknowledged the error and removed it.
The official representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry, Maria Zakharova, called the authors of this publication perverts.
The Kremlin, the Russian Foreign Ministry and the Ministry of Defense have repeatedly stated that reports of “Russian aggression” are a pretext for deploying NATO military equipment near Russia’s borders.
On January 10, Sergei Ryabkov, deputy head of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, noted that the Russian Federation had no intentions to attack Ukraine. All troop movements take place strictly within Russian borders. But the Ukrainian press and the Western media continue to discuss this.
