Russia And Ukraine Death Rate Of Russian Soldiers Highest Since First Week Of War Kiev Claims BBC News Na

While the clashes between the two armies continue in the east of the country, and the leader of the Russian Wagner claims that his mercenaries have taken a position near the city of Bakhmut, Kiev claims that Russian soldiers died in February in the highest number since the first week of the invasion According to Ukrainian data, 824 Russian soldiers die every day in February.

Yevgeny Prigozhin, the founder of the Russian mercenary group Wagner, says his stormtroopers have captured the village of Krasnaya Hora on the outskirts of Bakhmut, where fighting for the town in eastern Ukraine has been ongoing since July Neither the Ukrainian authorities nor the Russian Ministry of Defense commented on the information.

The Ukrainian General Prosecutor's Office stated in the report that since the beginning of the war in Ukraine, 461 children have been killed and more than 922 children have been injured The most children died in Donetsk, Kharkiv, Kyiv, Kherson, Zaporozhye, Nikolaev, Chernihiv, Luhansk and Dnipropetrovsk regions.

These data are not final, they are only about those whose names have been confirmed, they emphasize After tanks, there is also talk of planes: Will the West send them to Ukraine? Germany has decided: Is it sending tanks to the Ukrainian army? Is a tank a weapon for scrap? Why is Ukraine asking for hundreds of tanks from the West? into account.

"Moscow refuses to withdraw from the occupied Ukrainian territories and acknowledge the crimes "Negotiations are out of the question, only victory because otherwise the war in Europe will not stop and Russia will criminally dominate the world," wrote Podoljak on Twitter.

Day 354 manpower and ammunition for a major offensive nor for a significant change in the course of the war Hungary opposes the idea of ​​the EU introducing the tenth package of sanctions against Russia, as well as all other EU sanctions, because they did not help to achieve peace in Ukraine, but because of that they harmed the European economy, he said Hungarian Minister of Foreign Affairs Peter Szijarto It is estimated that Russia's losses in Ukraine since the beginning of the war are close to 200,000 killed and wounded, according to an analysis by the New York Times, while official total figures are rarely announced by the Russian side.

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5 million citizens of Ukraine have left the country since the beginning of the conflict, of which half have gone to Russia High mortality and the advance of Russian mercenaries towards Bakhmut According to Ukrainian claims, Russian soldiers are dying the most so far, more than at any time since the first week of the invasion While they cannot confirm these claims, British intelligence officials say the trends are "probably accurate.

" According to Ukrainian figures highlighted by the UK, the 824 Russian casualties per day is more than four times the rate reported in June and July, when around 172 Russian soldiers died each day The Ukrainian army claims that 137,780 Russian soldiers have died since the beginning of the invasion.

The increase could be a consequence of the spring offensive of Russian forces in the east of the country Some of the fiercest fighting is taking place around Bahmut in the east of the country.

On Sunday, the head of Russia's Wagner mercenary force said the group had captured a settlement near the devastated city "Today, Wagner's assault squads occupied the settlement of Krasnaya Gora," said Wagner's head Yevgeny Prigozhin on Telegram.

Poland hesitates about making a decision on sending fighter jets to Kiev "It is a very serious issue and not an easy decision at all," said Andrzej Duda, the president of Poland in an interview with the BBC, about the eventual sending of F-16 aircraft After the battle tanks, which the Western allies promised to Kiev in the coming months, now Ukraine wants fighter planes, in order, he claims, not only to repel Russian aggression, but also to recover all occupied territories.

"Give us wings for freedom," Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky poetically expressed himself last week during his visits to European capitals However, although Poland is one of the most vocal supporters of Ukraine and has pledged to send more weapons, the matter is different for fighter jets.

Duda says sending F-16s would be a "serious problem" because, with less than 50 aircraft in the Polish Air Force, "we don't have enough .

And We Need A Lot More Of Them"

He also emphasized that fighter jets, like the F-16, need "very serious maintenance" so that "it's not enough to just send a few planes" Read more about Ukraine's desire for fighter jets here.

Russian missiles entered the airspace of NATO members, say from Kiev Russian Kalibr missiles fired on Ukrainian territory passed through the airspace of Romania, a member of the NATO alliance, as well as Moldova, claims Valery Zaluzhny, commander of the Armed Forces of Ukraine The rockets were fired from a ship in the Black Sea, he says.

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, two Russian Kalibar missiles crossed the border between Ukraine and Moldova "Around 10:33, they also crossed the border with Romania.

After that, they again returned to the airspace of Ukraine at the tri-border between these countries," Zaluzhny announced via the Telegram platform The Ukrainian Air Force said that 71 missiles were fired in the "massive" attack on Friday, of which it shot down 61.

Zelensky said the missiles represented "collective security" Dmitry Peskov, the Kremlin spokesman, told the BBC that it was a matter for the Ministry defenses that have yet to be declared The Romanian Ministry of Defense announced that the Russian missile flew 35 km from the country's border without violating Romania's airspace.

The Ministry of Defense of Moldova confirmed that the missile that was moving in the direction of Ukraine crossed part of their territory After the incident, the Russian ambassador in Chisinau, Oleg Vasnetsov, was invited to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Moldova "to point out to the Russian side the unacceptable violation of our airspace", according to the press release of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Moldova.

Fierce fighting in Bakhmut, the Russians launched an offensive in Luhansk While Kiev is waiting for promised Western tanks of a newer generation, Russian forces are advancing in Bakhmut, a strategically important city in Donbass, the capture of which could pave the way for them to control the entire region Ukrainian officers on the ground say that the Russians have captured a third of Donbass.

At the same time, Russian forces launched a major offensive in the Luhansk region It was the head of the Luhansk regional administration, Sergey Gaidai, who said a few days ago that Russian forces continue to transfer reserves to the Luhansk region, Gaidai says that the Russian command is sending "tens of thousands of soldiers to eastern Ukraine.

" According to the assessment of american military analysts from the Institute for the Study of War, Russian forces began an offensive on the border of Luhansk and Kharkiv regions, in the south of the country, where, they add, the Russians lost territory last fall Although combined motorized and airborne units are participating in the offensive, the Russian group in that sector has not yet reached the maximum possible pace and has not used all reserves, according to the report of the American Institute.

Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said recently that seven Ukrainian cities had been "liberated" in recent weeks and that operations were progressing "with success" in two more, Bakhmut and Vuledar Russian forces, led by mercenaries from Wagner, have been trying for months to capture Bahmut, a city where before the war about 70,000 people lived.

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