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Ukrainian military casualties in counteroffensive exceed 43,000

Moscow, Aug 4 (Prensa Latina) The Ukrainian troops' losses since the beginning of their counteroffensive, during the months of June to July, amounted to more than 43,000 soldiers, the Russian Defense Ministry informed on Friday.

“Since the beginning of the so-called counteroffensive by the Ukrainian Army, losses in just two months have already exceeded 43,000 soldiers, said the Russian military agency, which was quoted by the Sputnik news agency.

The press release explained that this figure does not include those evacuated to hospitals in Ukraine and abroad, the wounded foreign mercenaries, as well as the servicemen killed as a result of attacks with long-range precision weapons in the rear areas.

It added that since the beginning of the Ukrainian counteroffensive on June 4, Russian forces have destroyed more than 4,900 Ukrainian weapon units, including 26 aircraft and 25 Leopard tanks.

In addition to these losses there are nine helicopters, 1,831 tanks and other armored combat vehicles, including seven French AMX wheeled tanks and 21 US Bradley infantry fighting vehicles.

According to the military agency, 747 pieces of field artillery and mortars, including 76 US-made M777 artillery systems, as well as 84 self-propelled artillery units of foreign manufacture, were also destroyed among Kiev’s armament.

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