About 14,500 people have arrived in the last few days at Ukraine to fight, reacting to invasion of Russiaannounced the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
There are a total of 12,000 of them Ukrainians who return and want to join national defense effort, according to the same source. In addition, Kyiv expects many foreigners to volunteer to form an international legion.
In his statement, the Ukrainian General Staff claims that Russian forces have lost more than 12,000 troops since the start of the war on February 24.
THE Moscow had spoken a few days ago of less than 500 dead soldiers, but has not announced new numbers since. Kyiv has not yet announced a number of casualties in its ranks. Donetsk separatists spoke yesterday, Tuesday, of 47 dead in their forces.
According to the Ukrainian armed forces, 49 Russian aircraft, 81 helicopters and 317 tanks have been destroyed or damaged, but these numbers can not be confirmed by an independent source.
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