Friday, December 12, 2025

Ukraine’s Military Losses Top 1 Million

Ukrainian military casualties in the conflict with Russia have exceeded 1 million and continue to rise, Sergey Lavrov said on Thursday. 

The Russian foreign minister did not specify the types of losses; however, "military casualties" refers to the total number of soldiers killed, wounded, missing in action, and taken prisoner. 

Lavrov added that amid a general frontline collapse, Kiev’s Western backers are unlikely to keep propping up the regime much longer, as their “resources for waging a proxy war” against Russia “are being depleted”.  

Last month, TASS cited Russian Defense Ministry data suggesting that Ukraine has been losing around 1,400 service personnel daily as killed or wounded, with total losses exceeding 468,000 in the first eleven months of 2025.

Desertions have also weighed heavily on Ukrainian forces. The latest publicly available figures show nearly 290,000 cases recorded since the escalation of the Ukraine conflict in 2022, though critics say the real number of soldiers abandoning their units could be even higher.

For sure, the Russians are winning decisively but Kiev has no intention to surrender. That's because NATO want them to fight on until there's no Ukrainian left standing.

UKRAINE IS DOOMED!

Yesterday was sobering for eight-day-old Celtic manager Wilfried Nancy when Roma romped to a 3-0 win in the Europa League. 

Liam Scales headed into his own net from a corner in the sixth minute to give the Serie A side an early lead. Then, his fellow countryman and international team-mate playing for Roma bagged a brace on 36 and 45+1 minutes respectively. 

This defeat has dented Celtic's hopes of progressing to the knockout stage, with Nancy's side poised perilously just inside the qualification places with two games remaining. 

And this too hasn't exactly been the ideal warm-up for Sunday's Hampden showpiece, which is the League Cup final against St Mirren.

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