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Kiev's troops cause heavy casualties: more than 500 Russian soldiers died in combat

2023-02-28T08:29:03.103Z


Russia continues to suffer losses in the Ukraine war. Ukrainian troops destroy several Russian tanks and artillery systems. The news ticker.


Russia continues to suffer losses in the Ukraine war.

Ukrainian troops destroy several Russian tanks and artillery systems.

The news ticker.

  • Assessment of British intelligence experts

    : Moscow should be worried

  • Here you can read current developments from the Ukraine conflict in the news ticker.

    The processed information on the Ukraine war comes partly from the warring parties in Russia and Ukraine.

    They can therefore not be independently checked in part.

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The Ukrainian general staff has published the latest figures on Russia’s losses in the Ukraine war.

According to this, around 550 Russian soldiers are said to have fallen in battle within one day.

In addition, the Ukrainian military destroyed four tanks belonging to the Russian army.

The numbers at a glance:

  • Soldiers:

    149,240 (+550)

  • Airplanes:

    300

  • Helicopters:

    288

  • Tanks:

    3,385 (+4)

  • Armored fighting vehicles:

    6,630 (+9)

  • Artillery systems:

    2,383 (+3)

  • Anti-aircraft systems:

    247

  • Multiple Rocket Launchers:

    478 (+3)

  • Vehicles and fuel tanks:

    5,252 (+4)

  • ships:

    18

  • Drones:

    2,051 (+3)

  • Source: General Staff of Ukraine as of February 28

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Ukrainian soldiers ride on a tank in the Kharkiv area.

© Vadim Ghirda/dpa

Ukraine News: Ukraine inflicts heavy casualties on Russia

Moscow/Kiev - In its daily evening update on Monday (February 27), the Ukrainian General Staff reported eight Russian missile strikes and 28 airstrikes.

Iranian drones are said to have been used in 12 of the airstrikes.

The Ukrainian air defense successfully shot down nine of them, according to the General Staff. 

Ukrainian forces continued to conduct four airstrikes on locations where Russian soldiers and military equipment were stationed, the General Staff reports. 

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Ukraine War News: Heavy casualties for Russia – Ukraine shoots down military plane

On Sunday, Ukrainian troops shot down a Russian military plane in the city of Avdiivka in the Donetsk region.

This was announced by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in his evening speech.

He was "particularly grateful" for the use of "our boys from the 110th Mechanized Brigade" who were responsible for shooting down the plane.

Ukraine War News: Heavy Losses for Russia – Kremlin Concerned

According to British intelligence experts, Moscow may be concerned about explosions at military locations in the occupied Ukrainian city of Mariupol.

According to the Defense Ministry's daily intelligence update on Monday (February 27), 14 explosions have occurred there since early February alone, including at an ammunition depot, two fuel depots and a steel mill used by the military.

(Talk to agencies)

List of rubrics: © Vadim Ghirda/dpa

Source: merkur

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