That figure may not be reliable. It seems to depend on a NATO estimate that "up to" 40,000 Russian military personnel have been killed, wounded or captured. As is usual in war, facts and figures are hard to establish.
It is significant that it is claimed that 15 top-level Russian military commanders have been killed - this figure may be fairly reliable.
There is no doubt that things have been going very badly for the Russian military, but this does not mean the war will be over any time soon.
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