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>On 24 May 2023, Yevgeny Prigozhin stated that over 20,000 Wagner fighters had been killed in the Bakhmut battle, with half that number being former prisoners. He also reported that they had as many wounded as killed.[264][184][185][265] However, former Russian officer and milblogger Igor Girkin opined that Wagner has likely suffered more than 40,000 killed in action (including 15,000 mercenaries and 25,000 convicts), with again the same number wounded. In part, this is based on a claimed discrepancy between the number of prisoners recruited and, the number either reported killed or repatriated at the end of their service.[266][267] Major General John Harrel, in his analysis of reported figures, highlights that out of the 50,000 convicts recruited by the Wagner Group, only 25,000 received pardons, with the remaining 25,000 killed. According to one report, the number of professional mercenaries killed may have reached 15,000, bringing the total number of Wagner personnel killed to approximately 40,000, with overall casualties – both killed and wounded – amounting to 80,000. Harrel estimates Wagner's personnel strength at 85,000 at the beginning of 2023, declining to 5,000 following the Battle of Bakhmut. He further notes that the unfavorable killed-to-wounded ratio suggests poor recovery of the wounded and inadequate medical treatment.[268]
>On 24 May 2023, Yevgeny Prigozhin stated that over 20,000 Wagner fighters had been killed in the Bakhmut battle, with half that number being former prisoners. He also reported that they had as many wounded as killed.[264][184][185][265] However, former Russian officer and milblogger Igor Girkin opined that Wagner has likely suffered more than 40,000 killed in action (including 15,000 mercenaries and 25,000 convicts), with again the same number wounded. In part, this is based on a claimed discrepancy between the number of prisoners recruited and, the number either reported killed or repatriated at the end of their service.[266][267] Major General John Harrel, in his analysis of reported figures, highlights that out of the 50,000 convicts recruited by the Wagner Group, only 25,000 received pardons, with the remaining 25,000 killed. According to one report, the number of professional mercenaries killed may have reached 15,000, bringing the total number of Wagner personnel killed to approximately 40,000, with overall casualties – both killed and wounded – amounting to 80,000. Harrel estimates Wagner's personnel strength at 85,000 at the beginning of 2023, declining to 5,000 following the Battle of Bakhmut. He further notes that the unfavorable killed-to-wounded ratio suggests poor recovery of the wounded and inadequate medical treatment.[268]
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