The Forbes data that Russia allegedly lost up to 99,000 troops in the battle for Chasiv Yar is an overstatement. According to military estimates, Russian losses over the past three months amounted to about 99,000, says Nazar Voloshyn, a spokesman for the Khortytsia operational and strategic group of troops. In a recent article, Forbes published expert estimates that Russian troops captured the Kanal neighborhood in Chasiv Yar at the cost of 99,000 killed and wounded soldiers. According to Voloshyn, the figure is close to reality if experts and analysts attributed it to the entire frontline in …