The Russian military has lost about 40 percent of its troops in Ukraine since launching an offensive on February 24, the Ukrainian military said today.
According to a statement from the staff, these units were either completely eliminated or lost their operational capabilities.
No specific numbers are given in the announcement. Its content is impossible to verify independently.
The Ukrainian staff also considers the situation in Mariupol, a besieged port of strategic importance in southeastern Ukraine, in the Sea of ​​Azov, to be critical. The Russian army is trying to blockade Mariupol on its western and eastern borders, but there are “big losses”, according to it.
According to the Ukrainian authorities, some 20,000 residents of the city were able to leave yesterday. However, a convoy of supplies destined for Mariupol continues to be blocked, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky once again denounced.
In the Odessa region, coastal bombings have been reported by Russian warships, but no attempt has been made so far, according to Anton Gerashenko, an adviser to the Ukrainian Interior Ministry.
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