Any way you count it, the figures are stark: Ukrainian casualties are running at a rate of somewhere between 6oo and 1,000 a day. The sheer number – more than 20,000 casualties a month – raises questions about what state Ukraine’s army will be in if the war drags on into the autumn. But the invaders already control large chunks of Ukraine, and they can pause the fighting with the territorial upper hand. Analysts’ crude estimates suggest that since the start of the war the total could have doubled to an impressive 500,000. Meanwhile, Ukraine’s forces are already being pushed back in a Donbas artillery bombardment so intense it is likely to have a shell-shock impact on many of those who survive it.

Source: The Guardian June 11, 2022 16:10 UTC