Russia loses hundreds of soldiers

3 min readAug 2, 2023

In just a few hours: According to Ukraine, Russia has lost 540 of its soldiers within the last 24 hours. This brings Russia’s total losses since the start of the war of aggression in violation of international law in late February 2023 to 247,230, according to Ukraine’s account, in addition to another 4,217 tanks, 8,213 armed or armored vehicles, 7,349 vehicles and tankers, 4,866 artillery systems, 700 multiple rocket launchers, 463 air defense systems, 315 aircraft, 311 helicopters, 4,042 drones and 18 boats.

This information comes from a party to the conflict and has not yet been independently verified and/or confirmed. For this reason, they are to be evaluated with reservations. In war, it may be advantageous for parties to the conflict to make falsified statements about the course of the war in order to strengthen their own position or to further weaken that of the enemy.

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Putin on a possible war with NATO: “We are prepared for any scenario”

“We are always prepared for any scenario,” Putin said. “But nobody wants that. And at the initiative of the American side, we have created a special mechanism to prevent these conflicts.” Putin assured, “Here, our heads of certain departments communicate directly with each other and have the opportunity to consult in any crisis situation.” Putin was also asked about the points of the African Peace Initiative for Ukraine. He assured that some were already being implemented. “The initiative itself, like any other peace initiative, is good because it aims at a peaceful resolution of the conflict.” However, he said, there are also limitations: “There are things that are difficult to implement or realize. One of the issues, for example, is a ceasefire. We can’t stop firing if they attack us.”

Since the end of February 2022, Ukraine has been defending itself against Russia’s war of aggression against international law, which is aimed at the entire country. Russia had already started to attack Ukraine in 2014.

Russia loses hundreds of soldiers

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