Russia would need to sacrifice 101 million of its soldiers to capture Ukraine in 2256 - ​​Forbes

At the current pace of advancement on the battlefield, the aggressor country of russia would need to sacrifice 101 million lives of its citizens to completely occupy Ukraine in 2256. This was reported by Forbes on Friday, May 2.

So far, russia has managed to occupy 19% of the territory of Ukraine. Despite huge losses in people and equipment, the aggressor continues offensive operations, for which it even uses scooters and motorcycles. Konrad Muzyka, an analyst at the Polish company Rochan Consulting, noted that the losses of Ukrainian troops in April were "minimal" compared to more than 36,600 killed and wounded russian occupiers.

"At russia's current pace, it would take centuries and tens of millions of casualties to capture Ukraine. At the current rate of advance and losses, the russians would capture the rest of Ukraine in 2256 at the cost of 101 million casualties. Russia's population is now 144 million," the article says.

The commander of US Army forces in Europe, General Christopher Cavoli, stressed that russia's defense budget accounts for 40% of all government spending, which is the highest level since the Cold War. According to him, the russian regime has rebuilt its state for a long war that could spread beyond Ukraine.

As Ukrainian News Agency earlier reported, russian military casualties increased by 1,110 to 954,300 as of May 1.