Ukraine says 70% of police officers have served on front line

Ukraine’s Internal Minister Ihor Klymenko has stated that around 70% of Ukraine’s police officers have either been deployed or are currently serving on the front line.

He said the officers need to gain front-line experience, Caliber.Az reports, citing Ukrainian media.

He noted that police personnel face several challenges, though he declined to elaborate on them.

Meanwhile, casualty numbers — fatalities and those injured and possibly incapacitated — vary widely, with Russia and Ukraine both presenting figures that amplify the losses of their enemies and downplay their own losses.

The Centre for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) last month estimated that Russia had suffered 1.2 million casualties, including at least 325,000 deaths.

At current rates, combined Russian and Ukrainian casualties could reach 2 million by the spring of 2026.

By Bakhtiyar Abbasov