October 05, 2022

Hard Facts from Russia's War in Ukraine


Hard Facts from Russia's War in Ukraine
Ukrainians fleeing Russian aggression. Przemyśl, Poland (February 27, 2022) Mirek Pruchnicki from Przemyśl, Sanok, Polska

Pre-War Population of Ukraine: 41.1 million [Wikipedia est.]

Ukrainian Refugees in Europe since Feb 24: 7,536,433 [UNHCR]

Minimum civilian casualties from the war: 6,114 [UNCHR]

Ukrainian military deaths: 10,000-60,000 [Various]

Russian military deaths: 6,000-80,000 [Various]

Land area of Ukraine: 603,628 km2 

Area occupied by Russia, as of June 2022: 120,725 km2 (= 20%) [Ukr. Govt]

Area regained in Ukraine’s September offensive: 6,000 km2 [BBC]

Number of young Russian men called up on the new mobilization: 200,000 [Bloomberg]

Russians who, in response, fled to Kazakhstan: 200,000

… to Georgia: 69,000

… to the EU: 66,000

… to Finland: 30,000

… to Mongolia: 12,000

Russians detained for demonstrating against the mobilization: 2,415 [OVD-Info]

Minimum number of Russians arrested since Feb. 24 for demonstrating: 17,000 [Wiki]

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