Russian troops in Ukraine have suffered as many deaths as the entire 9-year Afghan war that contributed to the USSR's collapse

Russia lost as many troops in the invasion of Ukraine as it did in the nine years of the Soviet War in Afghanistan.

Ben Wallace, the Secretary of State for Defense in the UK, said in a statement on Monday that 15,000 Russian personnel have been killed. Approximately a quarter of the battalion tactical groups were not combat effective according to him.

The Soviet War in Afghanistan lasted from 1979 to 1989. According to The Atlantic, about 14,500 Soviet soldiers died, along with 180,000 Mujahideen soldiers, 18,000 Afghan soldiers, and one million civilians.

Wallace pointed to a failure of the Russian Ministry of Defence command and control at all levels.

The Moskva warship sank on April 14 after a Ukrainian missile attack.

Russia admitted last week that the Slava-class cruiser Moskva has sunk, the second key naval asset that they have lost since invading the Black Sea.

He said that Russia has failed in nearly all of its objectives.

According to the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, at least 2,665 people have been killed in Ukraine since February 24, when the war began.

The UK Secretary of State for Defence estimated that more than 2,000 Russian armored vehicles were totaled or seized, including 530 tanks, 530 armoured personnel carriers and 560 infantry fighting vehicles.

Wallace said that Ukraine has suffered indiscriminate bombardment, war crimes, and overwhelming military aggression.

They have stood firm, galvanized the international community, and beaten back the army of Russia in the North and the North-East.