According to the Ukrainian ambassador to the UN Sergiy Kyslyzja, Russia is losing its armed forces on an unprecedented scale as a result of the war in Ukraine.
According to the Ukrainian ambassador to the UN Sergiy Kyslyzja, Russia is losing its military as a result of the war in Ukraine. Since the start of its invasion, Russia has lost more than 17,000 troops, more than 1,700 armored vehicles and nearly 600 tanks, Kyslytsia told the UN Security Council on Tuesday. Russia also lost 300 artillery systems, 127 aircraft and 129 helicopters, nearly 100 rocket launch systems, 54 air defense systems and seven ships.
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“Russia’s demilitarization is well advanced,” Kyslytsia said. For the Russian government, the losses are “an unprecedented blow”. In comparison, the Soviet Union’s losses in Afghanistan are nothing. Russia announced on Tuesday that it would significantly reduce its military operations near the Ukrainian capital of Kiev and Chernihiv. Observers consider the heavy losses to be the reason for the partial withdrawal of troops.
Ukrainian military representatives, on the other hand, do not believe in a Russian withdrawal from the area around Kiev and Chernihiv. “There are signs that Russian troops are regrouping to focus their efforts on eastern Ukraine,” Ukraine’s general staff said late on Tuesday. “At the same time, the so-called ‘troop withdrawal’ is likely a rotation of individual units and serves to deceive the Ukrainian military leadership.”
The US Department of Defense also reacted with great skepticism to Russia’s announcement that it would “radically” reduce its military activities against the Ukrainian capital Kiev. Pentagon spokesman John Kirby said on Tuesday that so far only a “small number” of Russian troops appeared to be leaving Kiev. This is not a “retreat”, but a “repositioning” of troops.
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