This was reported by Sky News journalist Deborah Haynes with reference to British Defense Secretary Ben Wallace.
According to the minister, the updated data from Washington assess Russia's losses in the full-scale war against Ukraine as more than 220,000 killed and wounded soldiers.
Wallace voiced these figures during a briefing with his Swedish counterpart in London.
On March 29, it became known that, according to the General Staff, since the beginning of the full-scale invasion, Russia has lost 172,340 soldiers, 3,609 tanks, 306 aircraft and 291 helicopters in Ukraine.
The Russian army continues to suffer heavy losses, but the consequences of the mobilization vary across the Russian Federation: the mortality rate of militants from the east is more than 30 times higher than from Moscow.
On March 23. Land Forces Commander Oleksandr Syrskyi said that Russia is seeking to capture Bakhmut at any cost, but the Ukrainian Armed Forces will be able to take advantage of Russian losses.