The Defence Ministry said that the Ukrainian forces had lost more than 43,000 troops since the start of the counter-offensive. During this period, 4,900 units of various AFU weapons were also destroyed.
The Russian Defence Ministry has said that Kiev has already lost more than 43,000 servicemen since the start of the Ukrainian army’s “offensive” in June-July.
“Since the beginning of the so-called offensive by the Kiev regime during June-July, the losses of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the course of combat operations have already totalled more than 43,000 servicemen,” the ministry said.
The Defence Ministry specified that this figure does not include the wounded evacuated to Ukrainian and foreign hospitals, foreign mercenaries, as well as servicemen eliminated as a result of strikes with precision weapons in rear areas.
As for equipment losses, 4,900 units of various weapons of the Ukrainian forces were destroyed on the line of contact during this period, including 26 aircraft, 9 helicopters, 1,831 tanks and other armoured combat vehicles. Separately, the Russian Defence Ministry cites data on destroyed German Leopard tanks – 25 units. Seven French AMX wheeled tanks and 21 American Bradley BMPs were also hit.
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