May 29, 2023

Facts and Figures


Facts and Figures

Estimated Russian military casualties in fighting around Bakhmut: 100,000

… of which were deaths: 20,000

Pre-war population of Bakhmut: 71,000

Estimated number of foreign companies in Russia pre-war: 3,265

Number that have completely exited: 235

Number that have left, for now: 1,187

Number that are waiting and seeing: 504

Number that have stayed: 1,339

Number of passenger cars sold in Russia in January 2023: 45,231

… of which were imports: 25,430

Number of imports that skirted sanctions: 6,400

Size of the Russia federal budget: R12,000,000,000

Percent of that budget which is secret (defense and national security): 25%

Percent growth in secret portion of the budget since 2021: 34%

Number of Russian enterprises reporting a shortage of workers in April: 35%

Volume of Russia-China trade in the first quarter of 2023: $53.84 billion

… percentage increase vs. same period in 2022: 38.7%

Estimated total amount Russia has spent on the war this year: R3 trillion ($39 billion)

… amount it is it now spending each day: R3o billion ($390 million)

Estimated total Russian military personnel: 1,330,900

… total Ukrainian military personnel: 500,000

… total NATO military personnel: 5,817,100

Verified civilian deaths from Russia’s War on Ukraine: 8,895

Total estimated military casualties, on all sides: 354,000

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