ABC News: Some Ukrainian Units Are Taking Casualty Rates Up To 80%

Military medics evacuate a wounded Ukrainian serviceman near the front line in Donetsk Region, Russia, June 5, 2023 © AFP / Anatoly Stepanov  

ABC News: Ukraine taking heavy casualties 10 weeks into its counteroffensive 

The Ukrainian counteroffensive on the eastern front began in June.  

There is mounting evidence that Ukraine has been taking heavy casualties in its counteroffensive, which began roughly ten weeks ago.

ABC News spoke with two former U.S. soldiers who are contracted in a special forces division of the Ukrainian military and who were both injured during an operation in eastern Ukraine two weeks ago. 

Both soldiers are currently in a hospital in Kyiv but said they hope to be transferred to Germany for surgery this week in order to remove shrapnel from their bodies.  

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Update: Foreign mercenaries reveal shocking casualty rates in Ukraine – media (RT)  

WNU Editor: After the above ABC News report was posted, US officials leaked this to the New York Times .... Troop Deaths and Injuries in Ukraine War Near 500,000, U.S. Officials Say (DNYUZ/New York Times). The problem with the New York Times report is that it is quoting US officials that heavily rely on Kyiv to provide Russian and Ukrainian casualty numbers.

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