Heavy casualties for Russia: 400 soldiers die - pro-Russian politician killed
Created: 09/26/2022, 05:04
By: Tim Vincent Dicke, Vincent Büssow, Lucas Maier, Jan-Frederik Wendt
Russia suffered massive losses in the Ukraine war.
A pro-Russian politician has apparently been killed in a rocket attack.
The news ticker.
Editor's note:
You can read news about Russian losses in the Ukraine conflict in this news ticker.
Some of the information comes from warring factions in the Ukraine war and cannot be checked directly and independently.
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Ukraine has reported some successes in the last 24 hours in the war against Russia.
As the news
site Ukrainska Pravda
reports, citing the Ukrainian general staff, the Russian army has suffered heavy losses in military equipment and infrastructure.
A total of nine air defense systems and two Russian unmanned aerial vehicles were hit.
In addition, Ukraine is said to have hit six command posts, six ammunition depots and a large number of other Russian targets with rockets.
According to the Ukrainian Air Force, an attack jet and a helicopter from Russia were also shot down.
Ukraine regularly reports successes in the war against Russia.
On September 25, a Russian jet and helicopter were said to have been shot down.
(Archive image) © Aziz Karimov/dpa
Heavy casualties for Russia: 400 soldiers die - pro-Russian politician killed
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He was a former member of parliament of Ukraine and recently sided with the attackers from Russia – now he is said to be dead.
Oleksiy Zhuravko is said to have died in a rocket attack in Kherson.
The Russian state agency
RIA Novosti
published the report on Sunday (September 25) that another person is said to have died in the attack by Ukraine.
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Only on Friday (September 23) Zhuravko is said to have published a video of himself during the mock voting.
He is said to have fled to Russia in 2015, according to the Ukrainian news portal
pravda.ua
.
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Ukraine war: 400 soldiers from Russia are said to have fallen recently
+++ 9.35 a.m .:
The Ukrainian General Staff has updated its summary of Russian losses.
Accordingly, 400 pro-Russian soldiers fell between Saturday (September 24) and Sunday (September 25).
In addition, 20 vehicles were destroyed and 10 other drones destroyed.
As the day before, Russia had to accept most of the losses in the Kramatorsk and Donetsk regions, as the General Staff writes.
Soldiers:
56,700
Aircraft:
259
Helicopters:
220
Tanks:
2275
Armored Fighting Vehicles:
4832
Artillery systems:
1368
Air defense systems:
171
Multiple rocket launcher systems:
328
Cars and other vehicles:
3701
Ships:
15
Unmanned Combat Drones:
966
As of Sunday 25 September 2022
The information on Russia's losses in the Ukraine war comes from the Ukrainian Ministry of Defense.
They cannot be independently verified.
The Kremlin itself gives very little information about its own losses.
Update from Sunday, September 25, 8:25 a.m .:
The Ukrainian military command "South" reports high losses on the part of Russia.
In Cherson and Kakhovka, three depots with weapons and equipment and two air defense systems were attacked.
Artillery units opened fire on Russian forces 266 times yesterday (September 24), the command writes.
During these attacks, the army loyal to Moscow lost 57 soldiers.
In addition, 30 units of equipment were destroyed, according to the report.
Losses on the Russian side in southern Ukraine
Howitzers:
2 Msta-B howitzers, one “Acacia” self-propelled howitzer and another 122mm howitzer
Artillery:
“Gvozdika” tank artillery and a “Grad” multiple rocket launcher
Vehicles:
Two command and staff vehicles and 19 units of other armored vehicles.
Source: Command "South"
+++ 9:18 p.m .:
According to their own statements, Ukrainian special forces shot down a fighter jet from Russia.
The plane is a Su-34 bomber, the unit said on its Telegram channel, adding: "We remind the Russians that each of their flights will amount to suicide."
After all, the Ukrainian sky and Ukrainian warriors do not forgive their enemies.”
The unit released a video on Telegram purporting to show the shooting down.
It shows the jet crashing to the ground in flames.
In the background you can hear soldiers laughing and euphoric about their military success.
Heavy casualties for Russia - Navy destroys depots and kills 37 soldiers
+++ 4.15 p.m .:
The Navy of Ukraine also reports progress.
According to a report, naval forces have recently killed 37 Russian soldiers, according to the Ukrainian platform
ukrinform.net
.
In addition, eleven self-propelled artillery systems and two multiple rocket launchers are said to have been destroyed.
There are also reports of the destruction of two ammunition depots.
The information could not be independently verified until recently.
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The army of Ukraine continues to attack the troops from Moscow.
In a recent report, the Ukrainian Air Force says it destroyed nine targets from the air on September 23.
The command "South" shot down four kamikaze drones "Shahed-136" and one attack drone "Mohajer-6".
Two Shahed-136s were also shot down in the east, according to the Luftwaffe.
A Mi-8 helicopter and a Su-25 helicopter were brought down in central Ukraine.
Meanwhile, the President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy answered questions from the French daily
Ouest-France
.
The president expressed confidence and said that Russia's losses were five times higher than those of the Ukrainian armed forces,
writes Ouest-France
.
While he stated "50 soldiers per day" for the Ukrainian side, it should be around 250 soldiers killed per day on the Russian side.
Ukraine war: "Butcher of Mariupol" becomes deputy defense minister in Russia
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After the last setbacks in the Ukraine war, there are signs of a change in Russia.
Deputy Defense Minister Dmitry Bulgakov was removed from office, the
German Press Agency
writes.
Officially, the Kremlin said on Saturday (September 24) that Bulgakov would only be “transferred to another post”.
His successor is to be Colonel-General Mikhail Mizintsev.
Since the attacks on Mariupol, Mizintsev has also been known as the "Butcher of Mariupol".
In Great Britain, among other places, his name is on the sanctions list.
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The Ukrainian Ministry of Defense announced the Russian losses.
According to the data, since September 23, 240 soldiers from Russia have been killed.
This increases the number of dead to 56,300.
Soldiers:
56,300
Aircraft:
255
Helicopters:
220
Tanks:
2262
Armored Fighting Vehicles:
4807
Artillery Systems:
1361
Air defense systems:
170
Multiple rocket launcher systems:
327
Cars and other vehicles:
3681
Ships:
15
Unmanned Combat Drones:
956
As of Saturday 24 September 2022
The information on Russia's losses in the Ukraine war comes from the Ukrainian Ministry of Defense.
They cannot be independently verified.
The Kremlin itself gives very little information about its own losses.
According to Ukraine's Defense Ministry, Russia suffered the highest losses in the Donetsk and Kramatorsk regions.
Among the losses of the last few days are eight tanks.
Update from Saturday, September 24, 8:54 a.m .:
Before traveling to the war front in Ukraine, some Russian reservists seem to get drunk again.
This should show videos that are circulating on social networks.
Some of Putin's soldiers can hardly stand up.
A group of mainly young men toasts each other with red cups.
The bus seems to be waiting at the top, taking the group further and further in the direction of Ukraine.
Despite mass protests across the country, the men appear to have resigned themselves to their fate as war soldiers.
It is unclear whether they want to drink courage or celebrate one last time.
Heavy losses for Russia: Ukraine destroys artillery systems and tanks
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According to their own statements, Ukrainian troops have destroyed 14 other artillery systems from Russia.
This was announced by the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine.
This information cannot be independently verified.
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Military success: The Ukrainian Ministry of Defense reports that its own troops shot down a Russian fighter plane.
Russia is currently recording the greatest losses in the regions around Kramatorsk and Donetsk, it said.
Heavy casualties for Russia: Ukraine destroys 18 tanks
+++ 2:25 p.m .:
The Ukrainian armed forces have destroyed 18 tanks from Russia.
This was announced by the Ministry of Defense on Friday (September 23, 2022) in Kyiv.
The Russian military, suffering heavy casualties since the beginning of the aggressive war, also suffered the destruction of eight multiple rocket launchers.
Heavy losses for Russia: Ukraine Ministry announces new figures
First report from Friday, September 23, 2022:
Kiev – The Ukrainian Ministry of Defense has published the latest figures on Russia's losses in the Ukraine war.
According to this, 550 Russian soldiers were killed within one day - 56,060 are said to have fallen since the beginning of hostilities.
The overview of the information from the Ministry of Defense:
Soldiers:
56,060
Aircraft:
254
Helicopters:
219
Tanks:
2254
Armored Fighting Vehicles:
4796
Artillery systems:
1355
Air defense systems:
170
Multiple rocket launcher systems:
326
Cars and other vehicles:
3659
Ships:
15
Unmanned Combat Drones:
950
As of Thursday 23 September 2022
The information on Russia's losses in the Ukraine war comes from the Ukrainian Ministry of Defense.
They cannot be independently verified.
The Kremlin itself gives very little information about its own losses.
(with agencies)
