He points to a “similar figure” in the ranks of Ukraine and blames Moscow for “a tremendous strategic error” in starting the war
MADRID, 10 Nov. (EUROPA PRESS) –
The head of the United States Joint Chiefs of Staff, Mark Milley, has affirmed that Russia has suffered “more than 100,000” casualties, between dead and wounded soldiers, in the framework of the invasion of Ukraine, before adding that the figures among the ranks Ukrainian “are probably similar”.
“We are talking about well over 100,000 Russian soldiers dead or wounded. The same probably on the Ukrainian side,” Milley said during an act at The Economic Club of New York, in which he said that the invasion was “a tremendous mistake strategic”, as reported by the American television network CNN.
Thus, he has pointed out that Russia will pay “for years and years” for this “strategic error” and has argued that there could be a possibility of negotiating an end to the conflict if the front lines stabilize during the winter. “If there is an opportunity to negotiate and achieve peace, you have to take advantage of it,” she explained.
Milley has reiterated that, in the event that the negotiations do not bear fruit, Washington will continue to deliver weapons to Ukraine, while stressing that “there must be a mutual recognition (in Ukraine and Russia) that a military victory in the true sense of the word might not be something possible by military means.”
Finally, he indicated that there are indications that Russia has begun a withdrawal in the Kherson region, as announced on Wednesday, although he has pointed out that the withdrawal of more than 30,000 soldiers to the western bank of the Dnieper River could take days. or even weeks.
“I think they are doing it to preserve their forces and reestablish defensive lines south of the river, but that remains to be seen. Right now, there are early indications that they are doing what they say they are doing,” Milley said. .
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has pointed out in a CNN interview that Russia’s announcement could be a strategic decision to regroup its forces, before adding that Moscow has lost “ten times” more military than kyiv since the start. of the invasion.
