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| Kyiv Says Almost 9,000 Ukrainian Soldiers Have Been Killed In Its War With Russia |
| 2022-08-23 |
| [RFERL] Ukraine's Commander-in-Chief Valeriy Zaluzhniy says nearly 9,000 Ukrainian soldiers have been killed since Russia launched its ongoing unprovoked invasion almost six months ago. Speaking at forum on August 22, Zaluzhniy said the entire country, and not just the army, is taking part in the war, as children and wives have seen their fathers and husbands "go to the front lines and are maybe among the nearly 9,000 heroes who have been killed" in battle. Both sides in the war have been extremely cautious in revealing any casualty figures since Russia invaded Ukraine on February 24. The last time Ukrainian officials announced losses in the armed forces was in April, when President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said that up to 3,000 Ukrainian soldiers had been killed and 10,000 injured. |
| Posted by:Snash Shairt9621 |
| #2 Old Polish proverb "Real knowledge is to know the full extent of your own ignorance". |
| Posted by: Dale 2022-08-23 15:22 |
| #1 Numbers are much higher and then you add those unable to return to the battlefield. When Ukrainians are caught on open fields Russian shelling and air superiority will crush those caught in the open. The Russian way is slow and methodical. |
| Posted by: Dale 2022-08-23 14:40 |