FactCheck takes a look at how many casualties of war there have been on both sides of the conflict - and what experts think could happen next.
Two years ago Russia launched a full-scale attack on Ukraine, displacing millions of people and destroying homes and businesses across the country.
But again, FactCheck cannot verify these numbers and Ukraine treats the number of military deaths as a state secret so the total is not officially known., the UN Human Rights Monitoring Mission in Ukraine said there have been 30,457 civilian casualties since 24 February 2022. This comprised 10,582 killed and 19,875 injured.
Dr Huseyn Aliyev, lecturer in Central and East European studies at the University of Glasgow, tells FactCheck: “I am afraid my predictions for this year are rather bleak for Ukraine. We have just witnessed the fall of Avdiivka, which was largely due to the lack of defence lines, as well as the lack of tactical reserves and ammunition.”
This is echoed by David Lewis, professor of global politics at the University of Exeter and a senior associate fellow at the Royal United Services Institute, who explains to FactCheck that “two years into the war, Russia has regained confidence after its initial disastrous march on Kyiv in 2022” and “believes it can make further gains in 2024”.
A “continuing dynamic deadlock in the land war” is more likely throughout the year, he adds, but “there is still the possibility of a more serious Russian breakthrough”.
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