Over the past two weeks, the number of senior officers of the Russian army killed in Ukraine has sharply increased. This is reported by the BBC (Russia) publication, which maintains a list of losses of Russian military personnel in Ukraine..

As of July 22, BBC journalists (Russia) managed to confirm personal information about 4940 dead soldiers and officers. Of the 4,940 identified Russian soldiers killed in Ukraine, 852 are officers. Moreover, over the past two weeks, more than 80 officers have died, among them 10 colonels.

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According to the journalists of the publication, over the past three months, the proportion of officers among the total number of Russian military dead has gradually decreased from 20% in March and April to 17% in June and July.. Now again there has been a trend of increasing losses among the command level of the Russian army..

Among the dead officers, military pilots stand out - the elite of any army. Training one sniper pilot can take 15 to 17 years and costs $12-14 million. By the end of July, Russia had lost at least 50 military pilots (including navigators and flight mechanics). Of these, 80% are the loss of crews of combat aircraft.

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This is due to the fact that Ukraine received high-precision artillery systems, including American HIMARS multiple launch rocket systems, which are capable of delivering more accurate strikes against command posts, checkpoints and rear positions of the advancing Russian army grouping..

Recall that with the receipt of high-precision artillery weapons, in particular the HIMARS MLRS, the Ukrainian army began to effectively hit the rear of the Russian invaders, destroying their ammunition depots, strongholds and ammunition depots. According to the US, Ukraine has destroyed more than 100 high-value Russian targets in Ukrainian territories occupied by Russian troops..