According to a senior US defense source, Russia has lost almost 1,000 tanks and a not insignificant quantity of soldiers in its now three-month-long aim on Ukraine.
The Kremlin has also suffered a not insignificant degree of attrition among its forces, according to the official. Russian troops have also lost almost 350 pieces of artillery, over 30 fighter bomber fixed-wing aircraft, and more than 50 helicopters.
US Assumes Nearly 30,000 Russian Soldiers Killed in The Invasion
Later, Pentagon press secretary John Kirby stated that the Russians continue to suffer fatalities in this conflict, which began on February 24. The US estimate comes after a Ukrainian defense official stated earlier on Thursday that roughly 30,000 Russian servicemen were killed in the assault.
The Pentagon is reluctant to publicly estimate casualty statistics; instead, it stated that Russia still maintains 110 battalion tactical groups in Ukraine, accounting for more than 80% of its fighting troops. According to the official, the Russians continue to have an advantage in the struggle due to the sheer amount of assets at their disposal - both personnel and weaponry.
Still, Kremlin soldiers have made little success in their attempt to shut off the Donbas area in eastern Ukraine, where they have concentrated forces for the purpose. According to the official, Russian soldiers are seeking to encircle settlements in the region and make it impossible for Ukrainians to restock themselves, but have only achieved incremental progress, The Hill reported.
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Russia Urges Ukraine Troops To Surrender
Militants are said to have placed pro-Russia propaganda pamphlets inside rockets and launched them over Ukrainian-held areas. The flyers urge Ukrainian troops to surrender and hand up their weapons to enemy forces. On Tuesday, Zenger News got the footage from the People's Militia of the Luhansk People's Republic (LPR). The clip was shot near the city of Zolote, which is now under the authority of the LPR, according to Zvezda, a Russian state-owned countrywide TV network managed by the Russian Ministry of Defense (MoD).
It claimed the shells were fused to detonate in mid-air, scattering leaflets across a vast region in Ukrainian-held territory. According to Zvezda, the leaflets provide thorough information on the procedure for turning up weapons and willingly surrendering securely to pro-Russian forces.
The shells bearing the leaflets are shown being blasted by 2S1 Gvozdika Soviet self-propelled howitzers in the clip. The 2S1 Gvozdika entered service in 1972 and is still in use by the armies of various nations, notably Russia and Ukraine. When Russia invaded Ukraine on February 24, Russian President Vladimir Putin referred to the invasion as a unique military operation to demilitarize and denazify Ukraine, according to Newsweek.
Meanwhile, Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky accused Russia on Thursday of carrying out an evident genocidal program in his country's eastern Donbas area.
Moscow's attack in Donbas might result in the territory being deserted, he added, accusing the Russians of wishing to burn the region's towns to ashes. Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered soldiers into Ukraine in late February, claiming the mission was to stop the genocide of Russian speakers in the pro-Western country.
Ukraine's parliament voted in April to recognize the Russian military's activities in the nation as genocide. US Vice President Joe Biden used a similar phrase, saying Putin seems focused on eradicating the concept of being a Ukrainian, as per NDTV.
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