Russia: Ukraine lost 13,000 military personnel this month

As ​​reported by Fars News Agency, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said on Tuesday that Ukraine has lost more than 13,700 soldiers and approximately 1,800 tanks and other military equipment this month. .

According to the report of Rashatudi, Shoigu presented this information to his colleagues in a meeting attended by other cabinet ministers and stated that the Russian forces have prevented the attempts of Ukraine to infiltrate the Russian defense lines.

Shoygo stated that the Russian military continues to weaken Ukraine’s military capabilities, and clarified that Ukrainian soldiers are surrendering after realizing that their counterattack was ineffective.

Shoygo had previously announced his latest assessment of the situation of casualties of Ukrainian forces at the end of October. At that time, he said that the casualties of Ukrainian forces have exceeded 90,000 since the beginning of the country’s counterattack. In today’s meeting, Shoigu’s cabinet claimed that Ukrainian soldiers have paid a “heavy” price in the conflict.

Valery Zalogeny, the senior general of Ukraine, had previously admitted that the conflict with Russia has reached a stalemate. reached and his country’s military probably won’t be able to achieve new openings in the near future.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky disagreed with this assessment and claimed that progress in Kiev’s efforts to return It continues to follow pre-2014 borders.

On Monday, US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin was scheduled to meet with Zelensky and announce Washington’s latest $100 million military aid package. Visited Kiev. However, the Pentagon has warned that funds approved by Congress for spending in Ukraine are running out.

The sending of financial aid to Ukraine has become a controversial topic among the representatives of the Congress in recent days. The conservative wing of the Republican Party opposes providing more aid to Ukraine.

US President Joe Biden has claimed that he will support Kiev “as long as the war lasts”. His critics have criticized Biden’s lack of transparency and argue that the United States has more important priorities. They consider it inappropriate to provide financial aid to Ukraine.

Russia has sent troops to this region since February 24, 2022 (5th of March 1400) after recognizing the independence of Luhansk and Donetsk republics from Ukraine, and since the beginning of “special military operations in Ukraine” announced.

Russia has announced its goal of this action is to de-Nazify Ukraine, disarm this country, resolve its security concerns and respond to Luhansk and Donetsk’s request for help.

The Ukrainian government, however, has not recognized the independence of Donetsk and Luhansk and has called Russia’s military presence an “aggression and attack on its territorial integrity”.

Following the beginning of Russia’s conflict with Ukraine, while condemning Moscow and intensifying economic pressures, Western countries have put all-round political, financial, and arms support to Kiev.

Russia has strongly opposed any move towards Ukraine joining NATO, and Russian President Vladimir Putin has warned that it would be a “red line” for Russia.

Ukraine is willing It has announced itself to join NATO since 2008. This action was strongly opposed by Russia. The Russian government emphasized that the expansion of the NATO area to the former Soviet territories threatens national security and its sphere of influence.

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