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The total combat losses of the enemy from 24.02.22 to 04.07.23 were approximately:

  • personnel - about 231030 (+770) people were liquidated,
  • tanks - 4059 (+2) units
  • APVs - 7908 (+9) units
  • artillery systems - 4252 (+32) units,
  • MLRS - 647 (+6) units,
  • air defense systems / Anti-aircraft warfare systems - 394 (+3) units
  • aircraft - 315 (+0) units
  • helicopters - 309 (+0) units,
  • UAV operational-tactical level - 3602 (+29),
  • cruise missiles - 1264 (+0),
  • ships / boats / warships / boats - 18 (+0) units,
  • vehicles and fuel tanks - 6843 (+9) units,
  • special equipment - 590 (+0).
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[–] Uniquitous@lemmy.one 3 points 2 years ago (1 children)

As I understand their war aims, they need this particular land because without it they lose access to the Black Sea, which severely curtails their access to the Atlantic. Their other ports are in the North Atlantic and tend to be frozen over and unusable during the winter. If they lose Sevastopol, they're greatly reduced as an Atlantic power.

[–] haakon@lemmy.sdfeu.org 2 points 2 years ago

They could realistically have kept Sevastopol and the rest of Crimea if they just hadn't invaded the rest of Ukraine; now it's all at stake.

But even so, if they lose Sevastopol, there are other Russian ports along the Black Sea, notably Novorossiysk. While that's much less strategically located, and costly upgrades would be required to function as a marine base, it's not strictly true that they would lose access to the Black Sea altogether.

Apologies in advance if this is hopelessly armchair, happy to have my amateur observations nuanced.