Ukraine claims over 9000 Russian troops killed
KIEV (AA) – Ukraine has claimed that a total of 9,166 Russian soldiers have been killed since Russia’s attack.
In a statement, the Ukrainian General Staff said that since the beginning of the war, the Ukrainian army has destroyed 33 Russian-owned aircraft, 37 helicopters, 251 tanks, 939 armored vehicles, 105 artillery systems and two light speedboats.
Russian forces also lost 50 multiple rocket launcher systems, 404 vehicles, 60 fuel vehicles, 18 anti-aircraft warfare systems and three unmanned aerial vehicles, according to the statement.
Since February 24 when the Russian assault began, according to UN figures, 227 civilians have been killed and 525 injured in Ukraine since the start of the war. Ukrainian authorities, however, put the death toll at over 2,000.
According to the UN Refugee Agency, more than a million people have fled Ukraine to neighboring countries.
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