In the war in Ukraine, according to the Ministry of defense in Moscow 498 Russian soldiers killed so far been. In addition, 1,597 soldiers were injured, the ministry said. It’s them first official figures also from Russia since the beginning of the war on Thursday last week.
on On the Ukrainian side there have been 2,870 dead and around 3,700 injured given, said Russian Defense Ministry spokesman Igor Konashenkov. This information has not been independently verified. Ukraine has not provided any current information on losses in its own ranks.
Earlier Wednesday, Ukraine’s Defense Ministry said more than 5,840 Russian soldiers had been killed. More than 200 tanks, 860 other military vehicles, 30 airplanes and 31 helicopters have been destroyed since the beginning of the war. The Ukrainian ministry accused Russia of serious war crimes.