The Pentagon has overestimated Russian losses in Ukraine by almost 17 times.

Despite the fact that Russia officially named its losses as part of a special military operation in Ukraine, the head of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Mark Milley, in his interview, gave a completely different figure, noting that the United States adheres to this indicator during the assessment of the situation.

In September, the head of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation, Sergei Shoigu, announced that during the period of the special military operation in Ukraine, the losses of the Russian army amounted to 5937 people. However, the head of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Mark Milley, gave a completely different figure, inflating the official figures by almost 17 times.

According to a number of assumptions, such large numbers were named by Milli in order to increase pressure on European countries to provide the Armed Forces of Ukraine with weapons, although Millie could not provide any documentary evidence for this statement.