Ukraine raises the number of Russian soldiers killed since the start of the war to about 40,000
Ukrainian officials this Tuesday estimate the number of Russian soldiers killed since the beginning of the invasion, released on February 24 at the behest of Russian President Vladimir Putin, at around 40,000, without Moscow providing a tangible balance of casualties for now. within the framework of hostilities.
The Ukrainian Army General Staff added through its account on the social network Facebook that “about 39,970” Russian soldiers have died so far, 170 of which on the last day, and that they have 1,737 battle tanks since the beginning of the invasion. , 880 artillery systems and 258 self-propelled and armored multiple rocket launchers were destroyed.
Thus, 222 aircraft, 189 helicopters, 117 anti-aircraft defense systems, 2,835 vehicles and fuel tanks, 15 boats and 722 unmanned aerial vehicles were destroyed, and 174 cruise missiles were shot down.