Commanders among Russian dead ------------------------------------------- Three weeks after President Vladimir Putin invaded Ukraine, Russia has lost as many soldiers as the number of U.S. troops killed over 20 years in Afghanistan and Iraq combined ------------------------------------------- 7,059 U.S. service members killed in Afghanistan and Iraqm20,752 wounded 7,000+ Russian service members may have been killed in Ukraine* 14,000-21,000 wounded Russia’s Defence Ministry admits 498 soldiers have lost their lives 498 *U.S. intelligence estimates DEAD Feb 26: General Magomed Tushaev,141st Chechen tank regiment DEAD Feb 28: Major General Andrei Sukhovetsky, 41st Combined Arms Army DEAD Mar 7: Major General Vitaly Gerasimov, 41st Combined Arms Army DEAD Mar 11: Major General Andrei Kolesnikov, 29th Combined Arms Army DEAD Mar 15: Major General Oleg Mityaev (left), commander of 150th motorised rifle division ARRESTED Federal Security Service: Head of FSB’s foreign service,Sergey Beseda (right), and deputy, allegedly detained for providing poor intelligence ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Sources: Brown University, New York Times Pictures: Telegraf, Twitter, VPK News © GRAPHIC NEWS