The bodies of dead Russian soldiers are collected in a refrigerator car at the Voznesensk railway station in Ukraine on March 16.
* Death toll was published by a pro-government website, but quickly taken down
* There was speculation that it was uploaded by a pro-Ukrainian employee
* The figures said 9,861 soldiers had died in Ukraine and a further 16,153 injured
* This comes as satellite phots showed Putin's forces may be going on defensive
* However, it comes amid signs that the war is beginning to turn Russia's way
Russia has lost almost 10,000 soldiers in less than four weeks in Ukraine, according to its own figures.
The death toll – an incredible tally for a war that the Kremlin believed would be over within days – was published by a pro-government website, but quickly taken down.
There was speculation that it was uploaded by a pro-Ukrainian employee. Russia had previously admitted to 498 deaths – but that was on March 2.
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WNU Editor: Komsomolskaya Pravda is a pro-government tabloid. If this news story came from RT, Tass, or Sputnik, I would say that this is a major disclosure from the Kremlin.
But Komsomolskaya Pravda? They could be right but considering the source I would be skeptical.
Update #1: Komsomolskaya Pravda is blaming hackers for posting the 10,000 Russian soldiers killed in ukraine .... Russian newspaper accuses hackers of planting fake report on military fatalities (The Hill). More here .... Russian newspaper blames army death toll report on hackers (Reuters).
Update #2: But there is another part of the above Daily Mail story that caught my eye, and that is a UK intelligence report it quotes that says the war is shifting in favor of Russia. I have paste the relevant parts of this story below (see below):
A UK intelligence report – seen by the Daily Mail – said Moscow's forces are making significant breakthroughs.
They have more effectively used drones to strike Ukrainian targets on the ground. Russian forces have also destroyed a number of Turkish-made TB2 drones, which have proved highly effective against its troops and equipment.
Ukrainian ground-to-air defence systems may also have been destroyed, the report suggests, as increasing numbers of missiles have been finding their targets.
Russian rockets have struck a training base for foreign fighters – killing 35 and wounding 134 troops – an aircraft repair facility and underground silos storing Kyiv's stockpile of Western weapons.
The report explains how Russia, after replenishing its artillery supplies, has 'steadily increased its bombardment of various cities, particularly Mariupol, Kharkiv, Sumy and Chernihiv'.
UK defence analysts have also expressed concern that Russia's Kinzhal hypersonic missile can bypass anti-missile defence systems. Analysts also questioned previous Western assessments that Ukrainian air defences remained effective.
The intelligence report says Russia intends its 'total destruction' of Mariupol to 'serve as a warning to other cities'.
Russian Tabloid Says 10,000 Russian Soldiers Have Been Killed In Ukraine In Less Than 4 Weeks
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RFE Report of 10,000 Russian Deaths Immediately Deleted by Pro-Putin Tabloid -- Newsweek
Pro-Kremlin tabloid reports nearly 10,000 Russians killed in Ukraine before removing figure -- NYPost
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