Russian forces lost seven soldiers for every Ukrainian soldier in Bakhmut.
Unresolvable Claimed by Government of Ukraine on 9 March 2023.
The statement
Ukrainian security council secretary Oleksiy Danilov claimed Ukraine lost one soldier for every seven Russians in Bakhmut.
- Origin of the claim Al Jazeera
Verdict history
| When | From | To | Why |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-30 18:00 UTC | Open | Unresolvable | Open 12 months after it was said (2023-03-09) with nothing in the record to settle it. ev-20261027-3wen records Danilov's seven to one ratio and notes it could not be verified; the record has no independent count of either side's dead at Bakhmut. |
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The War Record, claim cl-20261027-nzjy, revision 2, https://thewarrecord.com/claims/cl-20261027-nzjy/