Ukraine’s army regularly puts out updates on the damage it says it’s inflicting on Russian forces, which continue to press on key cities, particularly in the south.
We should stress that the BBC can’t verify this information, but the latest update from the General Staff of the Armed Forces says that approximately 9,000 Russian personnel have been killed or wounded.
It also says Ukrainian forces have destroyed:
217 tanks
90 artillery systems
31 helicopters
30 planes or other aircraft
For its part, Russia yesterday for the first time gave a specific number for casualties it had suffered in Ukraine, saying 498 Russian soldiers had died and nearly 1,600 had been wounded.
It said it had killed 2,870 Ukrainian soldiers and “nationalists”.
It’s worth remembering that hundreds of civilians have already died in the conflict, with warnings of a humanitarian crisis that is only growing.
Source: BB
