US says 20,000 Russians killed in Ukraine war since December
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Biden's National Security Council spokesman John Kirby has stated the U.S. estimate is based on newly declassified American intelligence, but did not explain further.
A dog walks near a building destroyed by shelling in Kutuzivka, near Kharkiv, eastern Ukraine, Friday, May 27, 2022. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue) ZAPORIZHZHIA, UKRAINE - MARCH 22: An inside view of the damaged building after Russian attacks in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine on March 22, 2023. After the attack by Russian forces on 22 March, in which one person died and 34 were injured, the people are trying to continue their daily life. As a result of the attack, many buildings and infrastructure were severely damaged. (Photo by Muhammed Enes Yildirim/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images) In this photo provided by the National Police of Ukraine, firefighters work to extinguish a fire after a Russian attack at an apartments' buildings area in the town of Uman, 200 kilometres (125 miles) south of Kiev, Ukraine, Friday, April 28, 2023. (National Police of Ukraine via AP)
White House National Security Council spokesman John Kirby said the U.S. estimate is based on newly declassified American intelligence. He did not detail how the intelligence community derived the number.