Kiev loss estimates require caution

What scale of losses was involved at Kiev?

The remembered totals suggest a very large defeat, especially in prisoners, but the figures are explicitly offered with uncertainty.

The recalled figures include roughly 500 destroyed and 1,000 damaged, followed by more than half a million people captured. The huge prisoner total is treated as especially significant. The equipment behind the first two figures is not clearly identified in this exchange. The recollection carries an explicit warning that the numbers may be wrong.