Russia acknowledged on Friday that 1,351 soldiers from its ranks had been killed since the start of its military offensive in Ukraine a month ago.and accused Western countries of making a “mistake” by delivering weapons to kyiv.
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“During the special military operation, 1,351 military personnel were killed and 3,825 wounded.“Deputy Army Chief of Staff Sergei Rudskoy told a news conference.
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In addition, Russia has received 419,736 refugees from Ukraine since the start of the operation, according to Mikhail Mizintsev, director of Russia’s National Center for Defense Management.
For the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)According to a report dated March 24, military losses amounted to 7,000 and 15,000 units. But in addition, the Organization had estimated the disappearance of up to 40,000 Russian militants, counting prisoners of war or wounded not yet found.
The data, according to NATO, comes from reports provided by Ukraine, leaks from Russian balance sheets and data compiled in 4 weeks by international intelligence services.
This prolongs the conflict, increases the number of victims and will not have any influence on the outcome of the operation.
At par, Rudskoy called the delivery of weapons to Ukraine by Western countries a “serious mistake”.
In addition, Rudskoy indicated that Russia “will respond accordingly” if NATO establishes a no-fly zone in Ukraine, a request reiterated by kyiv for several weeks. INTERNATIONAL WRITING
*With information from EFE and AFP
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