Ukraine has lost almost half a million troops – Moscow

 

Russian Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu has shared the latest estimates of Kiev’s battlefield casualties

Ukrainian military losses since February 2022 have reached almost 500,000, Russian Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu said on Tuesday. 

Russian forces have the initiative on the front line and are pushing back their opponents, Shoigu said at a ministerial meeting. The pressure prevents Kiev’s troops from holding on to their defensive positions, he added.

The defense minister also addressed America’s expected allocation of over $60 billion in military assistance for Kiev. He noted that the move is intended to “prevent the collapse” of Ukrainian forces, but predicted that the money will not significantly impact the situation on the battlefield, since “most of the funding will go to US military production.”

https://www.rt.com/russia/596458-ukraine-lost-almost-half-million-troops-shoigu/

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