Ukraine says it has taken out hundreds of Russian soldiers. This reports The Kyiv Independent with reference to the morning update of the Ukrainian General Staff.
According to the account from Kyiv, Ukraine has eliminated 330 Russian soldiers within the last 24 hours. This brings Russian losses since the escalation of Russia’s war of aggression in late February 2022 to a total of 277,320. In addition, Russia has lost military equipment: 8,962 armed/armored vehicles, 8,815 vehicles and tankers, 4,679 tanks, 6,375 artillery systems, 4,957 drones, 793 multiple rocket launchers, 315 aircraft, 316 helicopters, 1,529 cruise missiles, 535 air defense systems, 20 boats, one submarine.
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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