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| Title: | Despite Putin’s claim, Russia has lost plenty in Ukraine invasion |
| URL: | https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2022/sep/09/vladimir-putin/despite-putins-claim-russia-has-lost-plenty-ukrain/ |
| Publisher: | PolitiFact |
| Date published: | September 9, 2022 |
| Description: | Russia has lost as many as 25,000 soldiers in its invasion of Ukraine, with tens of thousands more injured, according to estimates from U.K. and U.S. officials. Russia’s economy will contract as much as 6% this year mostly because of international sanctions, the country’s central bank predicted. Thousands of educated professionals have fled the nation after the war began, according to news reports. Our ruling Russia has suffered many losses. As many as 25,000 Russian soldiers are estimated to have died. Indicators from within Russia show the Russian economy has been damaged by international sanctions resulting from the war. And experts say thousands of Russians from many professional backgrounds, including tech and academia, have fled the nation. We rate Putin’s claim False. |
