More Russian soldiers have likely died seizing Avdiivka than in the entire Soviet-Afghan war, ISW says
More Russian soldiers have likely died seizing Avdiivka than in the entire Soviet-Afghan war, ISW says

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More Russian soldiers have likely died seizing Avdiivka than in the entire Soviet-Afghan war, ISW says

- Russian forces seized the Ukrainian town of Avdiivka earlier this month but paid a heavy price.
- The ISW said the number of Russian fatalities likely exceeds those killed in the Soviet-Afghan war.
- Russia has often used costly "human wave" tactics to achieve its military objectives in Ukraine.