5,916 deaths, 7.4 million refugees... Key figures from Russia's 7-month-war in Ukraine

Paris: Russian President Vladimir Putin has dramatically ramped up his war effort by announcing a partial military mobilisation, which will see 300,000 reservists called up to serve in Ukraine. We look at key figures in the 210 days of fighting: Civilian deaths Thousands of Ukrainian civilians have been killed in the worst fighting in Europe in decades. The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights said it has recorded 5,916 deaths, including 379 children, with 8,616 injured by 18 September. But the real toll is believed to be several times that. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said in April he believed that “tens of thousands” of people had been killed in the destroyed port city of Mariupol alone. Military losses Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu on Wednesday said 5,937 Russian troops had been killed in the nearly seven months of fighting. The latest figures from the Ukrainian side date to 22 August, when armed forces commander-in-chief Valeriy Zaluzhny said nearly 9,000 Ukrainian troops had been killed. Both sides are suspected of minimising their losses to avoid damaging the morale of their troops. On 29 August, the Pentagon estimated that between 60,000 and 80,000 Russian troops had been killed or injured. Ukraine’s allies do not, by contrast, provide alternative estimates on Kyiv’s losses. Forces deployed At the last official count in 2017, Russia had one million soldiers, which Putin vowed in August to increase to 1.15 million by January. The Central Intelligence Agency estimates Russia had a 850,000**-**strong army at the time the war started. Russia has not revealed how many troops it sent across the border but Western intelligence services estimated it had massed between 150,000 and 200,000 along Ukraine’s frontiers before the invasion. The British-based Janes defence intelligence group estimates that 220,000 Russian troops have served in Ukraine — a figure that does not include private security companies, like the Wagner group, and pro-Russian separatists fighting alongside Moscow’s forces. Shoigu, the defence minister, said the 300,000 reservists called up Wednesday represent only a fraction of Russia’s total reserve force of 25 million. The Ukrainian army had 170,000 troops on active duty and 100,000 reservists at the start of the war. On the day of the invasion, Zelenskyy proclaimed a general mobilisation. A Ukrainian military source told AFP in early August that the armed forces now had between 300,000 and 350,000 active members. Refugees The war in Ukraine has sparked the biggest refugee crisis in Europe since World War II. The UN High Commission for Refugees said 7.4 million Ukrainians had fled abroad by 20 September, with Russia itself taking 2.6 million, followed by Poland (1.4 million) and Germany (one million). The figure does not take account of the number of Ukrainians who have returned to areas that have been liberated from Russian control. The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) said 5.9 million people had crossed land borders into Ukraine since February, without estimating how many were returnees. Aid for Ukraine The German-based Kiel Institute for the World Economy, which tracks foreign aid for Ukraine, said Kyiv’s allies had promised €84.2 billion ($84.1 billion) in support by 3 August, with the US alone offering €44.5 billion. Nearly half the aid, €38.5 billion, was in the form of military assistance, with Washington accounting for €25 billion. Read all the Latest News , Trending News , Cricket News , Bollywood News , India News and Entertainment News here. Follow us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.