Ukraine-Russia war, Kiev: “Over 11,000 Russian soldiers killed”

Ukraine-Russia war, over 11,000 Russian soldiers have been killed since the invasion began. The Ukrainian armed forces said today, adding that only yesterday more than 650 wounded Russian soldiers were transferred from the front to the hospital in the city of Briank, in Lugansk. In addition, Kiev reports that 285 tanks, 109 artillery systems and 48 helicopters have been destroyed. Read also On the other side, Russian forces claim to have hit 2,200 targets of what they call “the special operation in Ukraine”, according to Defense Ministry spokesman Igor Konashenkov. “The eleventh day of heroic confrontation between the Ukrainian people and the Russian military invasion has begun. The Ukrainian armed forces and the Ukrainian security and defense units are fighting to hold the tipping points. The enemy has suffered heavy casualties, and regularly tries to avoid direct firefight with the our troops “, reads the daily bulletin of operational information of the armed forces in Ukraine which writes:” The enemy continues to suffer losses. We resist. We will win together. Glory to Ukraine “” The army is operating in the areas to the south, east and north of the country to repel the attack of the Russians, inflict maximum losses, prevent invasion, maintain areas of the state and create favorable conditions for their defeat in the world. rritories lost, respond to enemy airstrikes. In the operational district of Donetsk – he continues – the main effort of the army is to defend Mariupol and inflict firefight damage to the Russians. Other groups are conducting defensive operations in Slobozhansky and in the eastern part in the direction of Tavriya. “” In particular, assault units of the Ukrainian armed forces stopped columns of the enemy advancing towards the Dnipropetrovsk region from Balaklia. An operation to defend Chernihiv is underway in the Sivers’kyi region. In the direction of Volhynia oblast, the entire defensive line along the border is being prepared. Towards the Black Sea coast, the defense of the ports is being organized. In the Nikolaev area, the seizure of the enemy’s armed vehicles was planned and carried out. In other areas – he adds – the Ukrainian army is organizing methods of preventive defense and sabotage of the enemy’s actions “.” The Ukrainian army’s air force has concentrated its efforts in repelling enemy attacks with missiles and aerial bombardments against Ukrainian troops. In total, the Russians lost 88 airplanes and helicopters. And Russian losses in terms of weapons, equipment and military are substantial. Some enemy pilots have been captured by Ukrainian soldiers, received medical assistance and are testifying against the Putinian regime of crimes against humanity. Thanks to the Ukrainian resistance – he concludes – the Russian armed forces are demoralized, morally subdued. The enemy continues to take losses. “