The Ukrainian Defense Minister gave this information as the fighting continues to rage in the eastern part of Donbas
“Up to 100 Ukrainian soldiers” killed and “500 wounded daily” in battles with Russian army, Ukrainian Defense Minister said today Oleksiy Reznikov.
The minister gave this information as the fighting continues to rage in his eastern region Donbassespecially in the Sheverodonetsk and Lisichansk regions.
The Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky had stated on June 1 that the army was losing 60 to 100 soldiers a day.
According to a new report by the secret services, which presents the image on the front line, and which is reported by The Independent newspaper, the Ukrainian forces are suffering massive losses as the Russian forces are in a ratio of 20 to 1 in artillery and 40 to 1 in terms of ammunition.
The report, compiled by Ukrainian and Western intelligence officials, also shows that Ukrainians face major difficulties in responding to Russian bombing as their artillery is limited to a range of 25 kilometers, while Russian forces can deliver blows from a distance of 12 times greater.
The report, seen by the Independent, states that the deteriorating situation in Donbas, with up to 100 soldiers being killed daily, has “a serious discouraging effect on Ukrainian forces, as well as very real material consequences and the number of cases of starvation is increasing every week.” .
