At least 12 people injured in Russian attack on Odesa – British intelligence estimates that 500,000 Russian soldiers have been killed in Russia’s illegal war against Ukraine

Estimated 500,000 Russian soldiers have died in the war in Ukraine
The British intelligence service estimates that approximately 500,000 Russian soldiers have been killed in the war in Ukraine. The head of the British military, Sir Rich Knighton, announced during a press conference, among other things, “I think these figures clearly illustrate the senseless waste of human lives for such small gains, and against such an illegal goal by President (Vladimir) Putin.”

The head of Britain’s intelligence, cyber, and security service, Anne Keast-Butler, said earlier that “new intelligence” revealed that nearly 500,000 Russian troops had been killed in the war by the end of May. Knighton said that the number of Russian casualties, that is dead, wounded, and missing, is believed to be 1.5 million since February 2022, which matches Ukrainian estimates.

Ukraine’s General Staff reported on September 11 that the number of Russian casualties, that is dead, wounded, and missing, now amounts to over 1.5 million since the start of the full-scale invasion. The figure includes 1,490 casualties suffered by Russian forces in the last 24 hours.

The Kremlin’s total personnel losses in Ukraine now exceed the combined death toll suffered by Russian and Soviet forces in all wars and armed conflicts during the second half of the 20th century and the early 2000s, according to the Ukrainian General Staff. With such a high death toll, Knighton said the war has begun to affect Russia’s economic outlook. Read more here:

At least 12 injured in attacks on Odesa
A multi-story building in Odesa was hit and damaged by a Russian drone during an attack on the night of September 12, local authorities announced. At least 12 people were injured in the attack, reported the head of Odesa’s military administration, Serhiy Lysak. Odesa’s rescue teams were deployed to assist those affected on site. All injured victims have been hospitalized. A video from residents shows a tall apartment building with several floors damaged and on fire, with debris scattered on the street below. The Ukrainian Air Force warned that Shahed drones were still active in the region after the attack.

To protect against the attacks, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has repeatedly urged foreign allies to help strengthen Ukraine’s air defense, and during a trip to Canada, Zelenskyy and Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney signed a declaration establishing a 100-year partnership on September 10 and agreed to deepen cooperation in defense, energy, technology, trade, and reconstruction. Read more here.

Update 11:58
11 killed and 96 injured after last night’s Russian attacks. Read more at Kyiv Independent.

Unusually high Russian losses

Again, a day with high losses. 1500 KWIA is above this year’s average but it is 11 air defense systems, 10 special equipment, and the new record of 638 soft-skinned vehicles that stand out most in today’s report. (Addition. 11 air defense systems is also a new record as fedtmule rightly pointed out)

  • 1500 KWIA
  • 1 Tank
  • 10 AFVs
  • 85 Artillery
  • 6 MLRS
  • 11 Air defense systems
  • 1 Aircraft
  • 2045 UAVs
  • 13 UGVs
  • 638 Vehicles & fuel tanks
  • 10 Special equipment

In this post there is a Summary of Russian losses for those interested.

Ukrainian General Staff morning report

Operational information as of 08:00 on September 12, 2026, regarding the Russian invasion

Glory to Ukraine!
The 1662nd day of the Russian Federation’s full-scale armed aggression against Ukraine has begun.

In the last 24 hours, a total of 237 combat engagements were recorded.
Yesterday, the enemy conducted 106 airstrikes, during which 339 guided aerial bombs were dropped. Additionally, the attackers used 10,688 kamikaze drones and carried out 2,784 shellings against communities and our troops’ positions, including 30 with rocket artillery.

Hostile shelling affected, among others, the communities of Bachivsk, Bezsalivka, Korenok, Ulanove, Rohizne, Tovstodubove, Potapivka, Sopych, Hirky, Yastrubshchyna, Havrylova Sloboda, Senkivka, Prohres, Malushyne, Nova Huta, Pysarivka, Kruzhok, and Ryzhivka in the Sumy region, as well as Leonivka, Lohy, and Hati in the Chernihiv region. Hirky and Studenok were subjected to airstrikes.

In the last 24 hours, the defense forces’ aviation, missile units, and artillery struck seven areas with concentrations of enemy personnel, eight command posts and drone launch sites, as well as seven artillery systems and artillery positions belonging to the occupiers.

In the northern Slobozhansky and Kursk sectors, according to updated information, one combat engagement was recorded in the last 24 hours. The attacker conducted 53 shellings against our troops’ positions and communities, including one with rocket artillery. The enemy also carried out an airstrike with six guided aerial bombs.

In the southern Slobozhansky sector, Ukrainian units repelled ten enemy attacks. The attackers tried to advance towards the communities of Lyman, Kozacha Lopan, Symynivka, Vilcha, and Komisarove.

In the Kupyansk sector, the enemy attempted to improve their positions on six occasions through assault operations towards Radkivka, Tyshchenkivka, Kurylivka, and Kivsharivka.

Attempts to break into our defense were repelled in the Lyman sector, where the occupiers conducted seven attacks towards the communities of Novoiehorivka, Novoselivka, Drobysheve, Lyman, and Dibrova.

In the Slovyansk sector, the enemy carried out two assault attempts in the area around Ozerne.

In the Kramatorsk sector, the Russian attackers conducted an offensive operation towards Vasiutynske.

In the Kostyantynivka sector, 22 attacks were recorded. The attackers conducted assault operations in the area around Kostyantynivka as well as towards Osynove, Druzhkivka, Illinivka, Mykolaipillia, Vilne, Stepy, and Pavlivka.

In the Pokrovsk sector, the enemy carried out 29 attacks. The occupiers tried to advance towards the communities of Bilytske, Dorozhnie, Chernihivka, Svitlé, Sviatohorivka, Hryshyne, Matiashéve, Vasylkivka, Serhiivka, Udachne, and Novopavlivka.

In the Oleksandrivka sector, the enemy conducted no assault operations.

In the Huljajpole sector, the occupiers attacked our defenders’ positions six times. The enemy tried to advance towards the communities of Dobropillia, Rizdvianka, Kosivtseve, Tsvitkove, and Charivne.

In the Orikhiv sector, the enemy tried to improve their positions towards Pavlivka.

In the Prydniprovsk sector, the occupiers conducted no offensive operations.

In the Volyn and Polissya sectors, no signs have been detected that the enemy is forming offensive force groupings.

In total, the Russian attackers’ losses in the last 24 hours amounted to 1,500 personnel. Additionally, one tank, ten armored fighting vehicles, 85 artillery systems, six rocket artillery systems, 11 air defense systems, one aircraft (confirmed for a previous period), 13 ground-based missile systems, 2,045 unmanned aerial vehicles, 638 vehicles, and ten units of special equipment were neutralized.

Join the defense forces! Together we prevail! Glory to Ukraine!

SLAVA UKRAINI


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94 thoughts on “At least 12 people injured in Russian attack on Odesa – British intelligence estimates that 500,000 Russian soldiers have been killed in Russia’s illegal war against Ukraine”

  1. 205 statistics would be good now but I guess that UA attacks are high.

    It seems that UA has crossed Zherebets – that is a BIGGIE for trench lovers.

    I don’t think the 3rd AC misses any chances and they are highly competent, one of the best in the world.

    Then a couple of places more as said but RU is bleeding out now.

    Mobilization – I have a feeling it will not go well, we’ll see.

    With a bit of luck it is the matchstick.

    If RU falls everything falls, I still believe that is the case but we shall see.

  2. An explosion occurred on Saturday at an ammunition depot in Bulgaria, the country’s police told AFP. The incident is one in a series targeting the European arms industry recently.

    Suspicions are once again directed at Russia, which has been accused of conducting hybrid warfare against European actors supplying Ukraine with weapons and ammunition.

    Danish PET as recently as last weekend raised the alarm that ordinary Danes are being recruited to carry out reconnaissance missions against weapons facilities. EU chief Ursula von der Leyen, for her part, has pointed to Russia as the instigator of an “escalation” on European soil, writes the online magazine EU-observer.

    The extent of yesterday’s explosion is unclear, but there are no reports of injuries. Russia has categorically denied all allegations of a Russian sabotage campaign against European interests.

    1. Could this also be Russian sabotage?

      “French police suspect that the commuter train that derailed between Rouen and Caen in Normandy on Friday evening did so due to sabotage, reports AFP.

      44 people were injured, one seriously. Initial reports on the French TV channel BFMTV claimed that the train collided with an object just before the derailment. Now sources tell AFP that what lay across the tracks was a piece of rail, an iron piece that according to police assessment was deliberately placed there.

      There is still no suspect for the crime.”

      https://omni.se/fransk-polis-sabotage-tros-ha-orsakat-tagursparning/a/oEaK70

        1. Low odds on the Russians, but it could also be various autonomous left/ climate/ vegan movements.

          The latter can very well and sometimes unconsciously be sponsored and encouraged by the Russians through indirect means. That the Soviet Union supported peace, anti-nuclear weapons, pro-rebel movements in the Third World to destabilize the West is not exactly a secret.

          1. Feels like some climate group wouldn’t be so crazy as to go after their favorite mode of transport (next to trams).

            Considering these 764 groups, it probably seems most obvious to me.

  3. The dream – RU collapses and splits into ten new countries.

    The Iranian regime falls.

    China faces export bans to Europe and the USA.

    A good start 👍

      1. Was afraid it would be difficult. The EU is probably trying to find alternative routes, but it may take a while before it is in place, and it certainly also requires expansion of production facilities.

        May be mistaken, but I seem to recall that they are, among other things, discussing with Brazil.

          1. The slag heaps in Kiruna contain considerable amounts if I have understood correctly.
            Unfortunately, the entire infrastructure to process it is lacking.
            Japan, which has been subjected to China’s export restrictions for a long time, has built up alternative production. Maybe it’s possible to transport it there first and then buy it back if it becomes necessary?

      2. We, or rather the EU, have now, at the eleventh hour, begun to realize that we are unfortunately forced to become largely self-sufficient in this area and that we actually have a considerable amount of the resource within our union’s borders. Now it is a matter of quickly rewriting the rulebook, rolling up our sleeves, and going underground to extract these minerals.

  4. ** 🇺🇦💡 Ukrainian energy sector will need at least 91 billion for the next decade, – Shmyhal According to Energy Minister, this involves a large-scale demand for investments, new generation, technologies and energy equipment.

    Ukraine is already simplifying conditions for business: the time for issuing technical conditions for connecting new generation has been reduced from 10 to 2 days, and the number of required documents has been reduced from seven to two.

    A competition has also been launched for the construction of 1.5 GW of new highly maneuverable generation. **

    https://bsky.app/profile/maks23.bsky.social/post/3mvcq55v5l22o

  5. Jodi MXT – the hybrid war started last summer with the beginning of the forest fires.

    Therefore, one should now carefully assume that it is Russian until proven otherwise 😀

    If you remember the posts, RU was also supposed to start state-supported migrant flows, political chaos and gangs, right-wing extremists, left-wing extremists, and Islamists on our streets.

    We see all of that.

    They are going to cut submarine cables and also strike against our electricity production and energy infrastructure.

  6. They are the low-hanging fruits.

    Then there will probably be financial chaos starting this autumn, which was probably also on the list 😀

     

  7. Here the threads can check it out but I have read somewhere that the major power outage on the Iberian Peninsula happened a day or two after Spain took a hard stance against Israel.

     

  8. Hey, Saudi doesn’t look great 😳

    Apparently it was the USA that stopped a Saudi airstrike against the Houthi soft targets when they were on foot through the desert.

    Saudi has a large air force.

    If Iran manages to export the war to Saudi, it would be, to say the least, exciting…

    1. And why did Trump possibly slow down Saudi?

      If the Houthis close the Red Sea, it will cause a crisis for a whole lot of deliveries, oil and gas prices will rise. Transport between Asia and Europe will become more expensive and delayed.

      Who benefits from that?

      Russia, again. Higher oil and gas prices, gas shortages this winter, increased calls for opening Russian gas, more votes for Russia-friendly right-wing parties, increased support for banning Ukraine from attacking Russian gas infrastructure.

  9. That one is wild, artillery is ridiculously expensive and drones are a cheap mass weapon.

    Yes, everything rotates but for the next 20 years it looks like this

  10. Houthi are “entrenched” but in that region it can change in days, whole armies switching sides or simply fleeing. Houthi are quite like the Kurds, a tough gang simply.

    Trump is probably in a tough spot with Iran and doesn’t want an expanded conflict but he doesn’t decide that.

    Houthi fired over 300 ships in the Red Sea over two years so they have at least forfeited my sympathy. They support Russia and Iran.

    Now that they have stolen the key to the Red Sea, they will strongly influence the oil price, so even stronger reasons for them to disappear.

    Europe should absolutely assist there.

  11. ** Russian attacks kill 11, injure 96 across Ukraine as Odesa comes under mass overnight strike.
    Russia launched 129 attack drones of various types overnight, including Shahed-type and jet-powered drones, as well as eight Kalibr cruise missiles, six Kh-59/69 guided missiles, and Iskander-M/KN-23 ballistic missiles, the Air Force said. **
    https://kyivindependent.com/russian-attacks-kill-11-injure-96-across-ukraine-as-odesa-comes-under-mass-overnight-strike/

  12. At the same time as he, the fraudster who plays the American president, is terribly predictable, one cannot help but be amazed by his statements. He seems to have shifted into the highest gear to completely shatter all ties to important and old allies.
    Most recently the United Kingdom by saying that a reunification of the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland is both good and inevitable, and by expressing support for Argentine sovereignty over the British Falkland Islands.
    I am beginning to believe that he has started to implement an American version of Hitler’s Nero Decree.
    Without Trump, there should be no American superpower and even less a Pax Americana.
    He seems to realize what the likely outcome of the midterm elections will be, and in his narcissistic bubble, he appears to have decided that Herostratic notoriety is better than no notoriety at all.
    So much for “making the USA great again.”

    https://www.gp.se/nyheter/varlden/trump-enat-irland-vore-fantastiskt.d285282c-908b-546c-b5a3-16f9bc6c3a4c

  13. If you want to find a common thread in Trump’s actions, it is that he targets liberal globalist countries in the West. Like Canada and the UK. It is a political war he is waging. I myself dislike globalism, which has brought nothing good to the Western world. I am mainly thinking of the large immigration that has taken place from countries in the third world.

    1. En Vanlig Persson

      Insane to say that globalism has not brought anything good. It is what ensures that you are not poor and that you do not live in the midst of an eternal genocide. If you love poverty and genocide, of course you can be against globalization, but don’t drag me down into your society based on zero sum games, child rapes, and eternal suffering.

      1. Hear hear. We had a continuous war between France and Germany over the border areas. And probably between Italy and Austria among others. The liberal world order, created by the USA after the Second World War, is the one that has given the Western world its wealth, as well as the economy and technological development that has lifted the other countries. It has not been perfect, but much better than the alternatives.

    2. Lasse. Regardless of what one thinks about the positive and negative effects that so-called globalism has brought, it is hardly a recipe for success to make oneself weaker by alienating old allies and burning bridges continuously.
      His politics are harmful to most of his increasingly fewer allies in the short term, but in the medium to long term, it is a complete disaster on all levels for his own country.

      1. Agree. Trump is a disaster in every way. He has good colleagues like Rubio who can handle things professionally. Still, he can’t help himself when he sees a camera or a microphone. It’s the ego before the team. It never turns out well.

        1. I fully agree with you, Lasse.
          Rubio is undeniably the little flickering flame in the otherwise total darkness surrounding this current American travesty of an administration.

          1. Rubio could certainly have been a good Republican under different circumstances. But at the moment, it is more like in the land of the blind, the one-eyed man is king.

            1. Rubio WAS good. Now he has sold out. He is probably done for the future.
              He really embarrassed himself when he went to Budapest and declared the US’s support for Viktor Orbán.

    3. Yes, he mixes empire-building with isolationism.
      If by Globalism you mean free trade, then it has absolutely been beneficial for the world and lifted millions out of poverty as well as made us richer. That is not to say that the policies, for example mass migration, were excellent, but that has nothing to do with free trade and globalization.

    4. Well, a common thread is that he insults all allies, probably due to the following reasons:

      -They are democracies

      -He does not want allies, he wants vassal states, like Russia.

      -He does not want allies, those who want the USA’s help should pay protection money.

      -He has not been involved in deciding who should and should not be an ally, so it should be reset.

      Furthermore, I believe that globalism has been positive overall, even though it has meant that the dominance of the Western world has decreased as so many countries in the poorer parts of the world have improved and become richer by producing what we buy. We, on the other hand, have gotten cheaper products. 

      1. If he, the orange narcissist, wishes tribute from the USA’s ever fewer allies, he will probably have to change his tactics. Who dares to trust the USA nowadays, and why should one pay more for less protection when one can build it themselves or together with peers? To at the same time get more bang for the buck, which, on top of everything, stays in the country and benefits the domestic industry.
        Canada has already reached this insight and rejects made in USA.

  14. Almost as if the USA with Trump at the helm is pushing towards a crash?

    The raw materials you asked about above by the way – Canada and Africa.

    We MUST cut China off because they have now wiped out our car industry, there is no other way given where we stand today.

    It doesn’t have to be done today but the EU must work towards it.

    —

    The USA is generally considered unable to be clipped during crashes and if you are the one pushing, you have also prepared yourself, Europe is only reactive.

    Then the outcome will be what it will be – my dream is that the EU gets through the coming years and stands stronger.

    The USA has clearly made enemies with everyone now 😀

    1. International Comparison (Total Debt)
      When all sectors are included, the global comparison becomes more accurate than just looking at government debts:
      EU (Eurozone): ~240% of GDP
      USA: ~256% of GDP (Here the government debt is higher than in the EU, but private companies and households are at a similar level).
      China: ~300% of GDP (China’s companies – often state-owned – carry an extremely large part of the country’s total debt burden).

        1. At the same time, one could well put one or two question marks after the claim that the older generation has indebted the younger. That today’s generation, so to speak, would put future generations into debt.

          Someone’s debt is also someone else’s claim. Seen in that way, it is not possible to leave any net debt to future generations. However, it can of course be a very serious problem if states have borrowed excessively to the point where they can no longer fulfill both explicit and implicit promises to their citizens.

          The consequences of such a situation can, of course, affect different generations in different ways.

        1. Good question. I don’t know but got curious and checked with Google.
          Here is a brief summary of Africa’s debt situation:
          Low total debt: Africa’s total debt (public + private) is about 100% of GDP, which is much lower than in the EU (~240%), the USA (~256%), and China (~300%). This is because the market for private mortgages and corporate loans is very small.
          Moderate government debt: The average government debt is around 60–63% of GDP, which on paper is a stable level.
          Acute crisis despite low figures: Despite the lower debt levels, over 20 African countries are in acute debt distress. The problem is not the amount of debt, but the cost of it:
          Extreme interest rates: African countries often have to pay 11–14% interest (compared to the EU’s 2–4%). On average, over 17% of all government revenues go solely to paying interest.
          Currency risk: The debts are often denominated in US dollars (USD). When local currencies depreciate, the debts automatically become more expensive to repay.
          Tougher lenders: A large portion of the debt is now owned by private international funds as well as China, which demand faster repayment and higher interest rates than traditional aid loans.

          1. Interesting. With a low GDP, rapid growth can make it possible to quickly pay off a debt that today looks difficult as a share of current GDP.

      1. A national debt of 256% of the US GDP is not exactly going to decrease, with Trump’s 5000 dollars as a bribe in the hand of every voter.
        This combined with rising inflation driven by tariffs and duties against everyone and anyone.

        1. 256% is actually Total debt.
          The national debt is probably around 100%, which is bad enough. Moreover, it continues to increase in a worrying way.
          The voting bonus is unlikely to ever be paid out even if the GOP manages to retain the majority in both chambers. Lies as usual when that man opens his mouth.

  15. The midterm election is good because that is where he gets punished for his policies.

    If he doesn’t care, it will affect the GOP in the presidential election.

    If he doesn’t care then, he will probably face a primary removal, and if that doesn’t happen, there will probably be a civil war because the country probably doesn’t have more patience?

    1. Well, if by any chance it is the Republicans who win, Trump will continue building his dictatorship at an even faster pace, with imprisoning opponents, silencing the media, and so on.

      If the Democrats win, which I believe and hope, Trump will accuse the Democrats of election fraud, ignore the results, and continue as before, but even angrier. He will try to incite his supporters to violence against the cheating Democrats. All those Trump has appointed due to loyalty will do what they can to support Trump, as they know that if he falls, they fall as well.

      The few who have shown a certain degree of intelligence, such as Rubio, can sit relatively safely, but there is a risk that, for example, Hegseth will try to use the National Guard to help Trump retain power.

      However, I believe that most institutions with the monopoly on violence in the USA believe more in democracy than in Trump, so it could be Trump, MAGA, and ICE against the rest.  

  16. Trump’s policy towards China is not entirely clear to me yet.

    The worst case is if he has made a deal with Xi and Putin, but we do not know that.

    1. China has been surprisingly quiet regarding the US ravages in the Middle East. They had filled their stocks to the brim, they had a feeling that something was coming.

      Now they are just sitting back and enjoying while Trump dismantles the US position in the world bit by bit, without China needing to lift a finger.

    1. The Baloch distinguished themselves for their fighting spirit already during the empire’s time in what was then British India.

      The Persians, with the current regime at the helm, have truly treated the Baloch extremely cruelly and oppressively.
      One must also not forget the other ethnic minorities in Iran, which make up about 40 to 50% of the country’s population. It is often not considered that Iran, as its predecessor Persia, is a state with ongoing imperialist ambitions and dreams that, like Russia, greedily tries to hold together its crumbling and shrunken old empire and desperately tries to project strength and dominance in its neighborhood. In both cases, a futile and hardly successful concept.

    2. Interesting, it is good that the Revolutionary Guard is starting to face some resistance. If there is a regime change in Iran, one can only hope that it doesn’t become something Taliban-like that takes over. 

      1. Baluchistan extends across both Iran and Pakistan, so unfortunately it is probably difficult for the Baloch people to have a completely independent and viable state.
        It is the same dilemma that the Kurds face; their core areas lie within the borders of four nation-states.

  17. Interesting, the man was arrested for violating the mask ban.

    For the day, he identified as a woman and a devout Muslim, there is footage where he managed to google words like gender fluid and used all the terms correctly.

    This will probably lead to a serious discussion.

    1. Isn’t this whole identification psychosis over? It’s been a long time since I heard anything about it. I no longer recommend going into the women’s changing room at the swimming pool just because you identify as a woman that day. Maybe that could have worked five years ago, but not today, the spell is broken.

  18. German journalist posed as a Putin supporter to expose Kremlin agents

    Journalist Angelique Geray ran a fake channel for several months under the name “Katya” — a Russia supporter.

    She posted videos featuring the Russian flag and soon received assignments from people who contacted her.

    She was asked to photograph sites in Germany, monitor people from the CDU, arms companies and NGOs, as well as collect the personal data of their employees.

    The recruitment of “one-time agents” often begins with simple tasks for small amounts of money. For example, they may be asked to take a photo, pick up a package or obtain a SIM card. The assignments then become more serious.

    Communication is mainly conducted through Telegram, and each operative knows only their part of the operation.

    German politician Jovica Jovitch from the pro-Russian Sahra Wagenknecht Alliance reached out to “Katya’s” channel.

    He gave advice on developing the channel. For example, the politician suggested making a video of “Katya” dancing on a NATO flag.

    When asked about links to Russian intelligence services, Jovitch replied that theoretically he knew nothing, but practically he did.

    He later denied having any ties to Russian intelligence.

    After Geray revealed her fake identity, unknown individuals threatened to kill her.

    https://x.com/nexta_tv/status/2098783692885827954

    1. I don’t have an account on any social media platform, so unfortunately I can’t receive any offers for monetary compensation to dance a jig wearing spiked shoes on the head that, at least for the moment, is placed on the body of the German politician Jovica Jovitch.
      I would, however, consider doing a dance number pro bono, so to speak.
      By the way, Jovica Jovitch, what kind of damn name is that anyway… sounds either like a witch in some children’s book or like a Russian porn actress… Russian whore, anyway.

  19. Good morning!

    KWIA is starting to look really good!

    1700 KWIA

    1 Tank

    1 AFV

    74 Artillery systems

    7 MLRS

    2 Air defense systems

    2124 UAVs

    12 UGVs

    548 Vehicles and Fuel tanks

    2 Special equipment

    Slava Ukraini

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