Russian forces have taken 20 000 to 30 000 casualties trying to capture Bakhmut in Donetsk Oblast (eastern Ukraine),  according to unnamed Western officials, the journalist of the Guardian Dan Sabbagh said. “Russia has taken 20,000 to 30,000 casualties in trying to take Bakhmut, killed to wounded ratio could be worse than one to three … Continue reading Russia lost around 30 thousand troops during attacks on Bakhmut – Sabbagh