Ukraine has taken out hundreds of Russian soldiers in just a few hours. This reports The Kyiv Independent with reference to the morning update of the General Staff of Ukraine.
According to Ukrainian data, Russia has lost 510 of its soldiers within the last 24 hours. This brings Russian losses since the escalation of the war of aggression in February 2022 to a total of 279,080 soldiers. In addition, according to Ukraine, Russia has lost 4,717 tanks, 9,000 armored vehicles, 8,909 vehicles/tankers, 6,525 artillery systems, 801 multiple rocket launchers, 540 air defense systems, 316 aircraft, 5,061 drones, and 20 boats. Ukraine rarely comments on its own losses.
This information comes from a party to the conflict and has not yet been independently verified and/or confirmed. For this reason, they are to be evaluated with reservations. In war, it can be advantageous for parties to the conflict to deliberately disseminate false information in order to strengthen their own position or to weaken that of the opponent.
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