{"id":5852,"date":"2026-09-12T10:07:08","date_gmt":"2026-09-12T08:07:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/johanno1.se\/at-least-12-people-injured-in-russian-attack-on-odesa-british-intelligence-estimates-that-500000-russian-soldiers-have-been-killed-in-russias-illegal-war-against-ukraine\/"},"modified":"2026-09-12T12:36:57","modified_gmt":"2026-09-12T10:36:57","slug":"at-least-12-people-injured-in-russian-attack-on-odesa-british-intelligence-estimates-that-500000-russian-soldiers-have-been-killed-in-russias-illegal-war-against-ukraine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/johanno1.se\/en\/at-least-12-people-injured-in-russian-attack-on-odesa-british-intelligence-estimates-that-500000-russian-soldiers-have-been-killed-in-russias-illegal-war-against-ukraine\/","title":{"rendered":"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"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Estimated 500,000 Russian soldiers have died in the war in Ukraine<\/strong>
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 that, 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 from President (Vladimir) Putin.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The head of Britain’s intelligence, cyber, and security service, Anne Keast-Butler, earlier said 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, meaning dead, wounded, and missing, is believed to be 1.5 million since February 2022, which matches Ukrainian estimates.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ukraine’s General Staff reported on September 11 that the number of Russian casualties, meaning dead, wounded, and missing, now exceeds 1.5 million since the start of the full-scale invasion. The figure includes 1,490 casualties suffered by Russian forces in the past day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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<\/a>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

At least 12 injured in attacks on Odesa<\/strong>
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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Unusually high Russian losses<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Once again, a day with high losses. 1,500 KWIA is above the average for this year, but it is 11 Russian air defense systems, 10 special equipment, and the new record of 638 soft-skinned vehicles that stand out the most in today’s report.<\/p>\n\n\n\n