Russia suffers the heaviest losses in the entire course of the war, - analysis by The Economist

In pursuit of the truth: The Economist's intelligence on Russia's losses in Ukraine

According to hvylya.net: The Economist reveals its methodology for calculating Russia's losses in Ukraine, using data from NASA satellites originally intended to detect forest fires. According to the publication's study, the summer attack by Russia has become the deadliest in the entire duration of the conflict.

According to estimates by the British publication, total losses of Russian forces range from 900,000 to 1.3 million people, of which between 190,000 and 350,000 have died. Since the start of the summer operation on May 1, about 31,000 Russian fighters have been killed.

'Captured Russian officers in Ukraine reportedly refer to the summer attack as the 'final assault',' notes The Economist.

Techniques and reality in war

The publication has created its own model for tracking the intensity of fighting, combining satellite data with over 200 known loss estimates from Western governments and independent researchers. The Economist's algorithms determine whether recorded fires are related to military actions, allowing for the real-time visualization of the Russian offensive.

'At the current pace, it will take another 89 years to seize all of Ukraine's territory,' The Economist concludes. Even to capture the unoccupied parts of the four regions that Putin has already declared his, it will take until February 2029.

The intelligence provided by The Economist reveals impressive losses of Russian troops during the summer offensive in Ukraine, highlighting the serious toll on the lives of servicemen. Using satellite data, the publication calculated the number of casualties among Russians and emphasized the duration and scale of the conflict in eastern Ukraine. Information about the progress of military operations reveals the complexity of the situation and the difficulty of conquering the entire territory of Ukraine for Russia in the future.