Russia suffered heavy losses in the Ukraine war.
In the meantime, more than 150,000 soldiers are said to have fallen.
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Russian losses
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Ukraine war:
the current figures according to the Ukrainian General Staff
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in February: Lieutenant General names explosive figures
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territory: Violent explosions shake the Luhansk region
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.
Update from March 3, 12:15 p.m .:
According to British assessments, the international sanctions weaken the Russian capabilities for the extensive use of modern defense systems in Ukraine.
"This is probably due to the inability of Russian industry to produce high-tech systems on a large scale," the British Ministry of Defense said on Friday (March 3).
The problem is exacerbated by the effects of the sanctions.
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Russia continues to suffer heavy casualties in the Ukraine war.
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There is no evidence that Russia is using a new version of its Arena self-defence system, which it offers at international arms fairs, in Ukraine, it said in London, citing intelligence findings.
The Russian troops had already lost more than 5,000 armored vehicles during the war.
Russian losses in Ukraine war: Ukraine denies attacks on Russian territory
Update March 3, 11 a.m.:
Mykhailo Podolyak, an adviser to the head of Ukraine's presidential office, has again denied that Ukraine carried out attacks on Russian territory.
“Explosions in critical facilities;
unidentified drones attacking regions of the Russian Federation;
gang clashes;
Partisans attacking inhabited areas - all these are direct consequences of the loss of control inside the Russian Federation.
And the consequences of a war.
Ukraine is not involved in internal conflicts in the Russian Federation," Podolyak said, according to the
Guardian
.
Yesterday, Russia accused Ukrainian forces of launching a raid on its borders, which the Kremlin described as terrorism.
Russian losses in the Ukraine war: the current figures
Update from March 3, 8:21 a.m .:
Over 750 Russian soldiers are said to have fallen in the last 24 hours.
This emerges from the updated figures of the General Staff of Ukraine.
In addition, 15 tanks are said to have been destroyed, the data could not be independently verified.
Ukraine did not provide any information about its own losses.
The numbers at a glance:
Soldiers:
151,370 (+765)
Aircraft:
301 (+1)
Helicopters:
289 (+1)
Tanks:
3,405 (+8)
Armored fighting vehicles:
6,673 (+15)
Artillery systems:
2,402 (+4)
Anti-aircraft systems:
247
Multiple Rocket Launchers:
484 (+4)
Vehicles and fuel tanks:
5,281 (+17)
ships:
18
Drones:
2,061 (+3)
Source: Ukrainian General Staff as of March 3
Update from March 3, 5:50 a.m .:
The defenders of the eastern Ukrainian city of Bakhmut fended off several Russian attacks on Thursday, according to the military leadership in Kiev.
Russian artillery shelled a number of smaller towns around Bakhmut, the General Staff in Kiev said in its situation report.
Russian troops are besieging the city from three sides and have been trying to encircle it for weeks.
Repeated Russian artillery raids caused unrest on the southern front sections near Cherson and Zaporizhia.
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Ukraine war: Russia loses more than 750 soldiers in 24 hours.
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Heavy losses for Russia: Moscow is silent about the number of victims
Update from March 2, 6:46 p.m .:
Moscow has still not updated the death toll of its soldiers.
The latest notification is dated September 2022, reports
Newsweek
.
At that time, 5,937 soldiers are said to have died.
The West assumes that Russia has lost at least 200,000 soldiers.
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Heavy losses for Russia: Ukraine relies on ambushes
Update from March 2, 4:45 p.m .:
According to reports, Ukraine is increasingly using ambushes in the fight against the Russian army.
In eastern Ukraine, Russian troops are said to have repeatedly fallen into traps near the city of Wuhledar - Russia is said to have lost a total of 130 tanks in the fighting.
The losses were so far-reaching that they have now been limited to attacks with infantry units.
Update from March 2, 1 p.m.:
Russian President Vladimir Putin has canceled a planned trip to Stavropol in view of reports of a Ukrainian attack on the Russian region of Bryansk.
According to Russian media, two villages near the border with Ukraine were attacked, killing at least one person.
Details are still unclear, but Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov has described the incident as a "terrorist" attack.
Heavy casualties for Russia: Ukraine shoots down 80% of Russian missiles
Update from March 2, 10:30 a.m .:
The commander of the joint forces of Ukraine, Serhiy Nayev, reported successes in air defense,
according to the online newspaper
Ukrajinska Pravda .
“Currently, the percentage of rocket launches has changed a lot and is around 80 percent.
And in some cases even more.
Our air defense specialists have become more professional and competent,” Najew is quoted as saying.
He added that the Russians are changing their tactics and methods of using airborne weapons.
Therefore, the Ukrainian Armed Forces analyze each enemy attack and make appropriate decisions to ensure "that the air defense resilience is at the highest level."
Heavy losses for Russia: Ukraine repels more than 170 attacks
Update from March 2nd, 9.30 a.m .:
The Russian offensive actions are currently primarily focused on the east of Ukraine.
Yesterday, Ukraine repelled more than 170 attacks in the areas of Kupyansk, Lyman, Bakhmut, Avdiivka and Shakhtarsk.
This was announced by the General Staff of Ukraine on Thursday (March 2).
More detailed information on personnel losses on the Russian side was not given.
The information has not yet been independently confirmed.
Update from March 2, 8:41 a.m .:
The units of Ukraine carried out a total of 16 airstrikes in the past 24 hours, according to the General Staff.
Both military camps and equipment were targeted.
The artillery and rocket units reportedly destroyed a Russian military camp, two ammunition depots and three unspecified military targets.
In addition, an "Orlan-10" drone is said to have been brought down from the sky.
The information has not yet been independently verified.
Update from March 1, 8:11 p.m .:
According to
the New York Times
, Ukraine destroyed at least 130 tanks and armored personnel carriers in a three-week battle for the city of Wuhledar.
It was said to be the largest tank battle of the war so far.
Heavy losses for Russia: desperation spreads
Update from March 1, 6:53 p.m .:
Desperation is spreading in the Russian soldier unit Regiment 2439, as
Focus
reports.
Accordingly, the unit had to be re-formed six times due to high losses and deaths of Russian soldiers.
The survivors are said to have begged Vladimir Putin for help.
Heavy losses for Russia: "Great defeat" for Putin
Update from March 1, 5:15 p.m .:
March 1 again means a “big defeat” for Vladimir Putin.
At least that's how Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba sees it.
With the beginning of spring, Ukraine survived the "winter terror" with months of Russian attacks on the infrastructure.
"We survived the most difficult winter in our history," Kuleba wrote on Twitter.
"He was cold and dark, but we were invincible."
Heavy losses for Russia: Lieutenant General calls explosive figures
Update from March 1, 2:15 p.m .:
Kiev has published further figures on Russian losses in the Ukraine war.
Lieutenant General Oleksandr Pavlyuk referred to the February data in his Telegram post.
According to this, Russia has lost 21,470 military personnel in combat this month alone.
For comparison: According to official figures, 14,453 Soviet soldiers died in the Afghan war from 1979 to 1989 and 53,753 soldiers were wounded.
In addition, according to Pavyuk, Ukraine was able to destroy 1,093 Russian units of weapons and equipment during the month, including 186 tanks, seven planes and four helicopters.
Heavy losses for Russia: Violent explosions shake the Luhansk region
Update from March 1, 11:50 a.m .:
An explosion shook Russian-occupied Kadivka in the Luhansk region, where several trucks loaded with projectiles are said to have blown up.
This was said by the head of the military administration of the Luhansk region Serhii Haidai, as reported
by Ukrinform
.
"There was an explosion incident in Kadiivka where the Russians tried to hide their trucks with ammunition on the premises of the local factory," Haidai wrote on Telegram.
Haidai further said that Russian forces had attempted an attack in Bilohorivka and near Kreminna, specifically in the Makivka and Nevske areas.
The Russian armed forces carry out their offensives mainly at night.
Ukraine-News: Russia expands positions in Crimea
Update from March 1, 11 a.m.:
Russia apparently wants to strengthen its defense positions in the illegally annexed Crimea with several measures.
This was stated by the head of the joint press center of the Ukrainian Task Force South, Natalia Humeniuk, in a program on national television.
“Even conscripts from the Chelyabinsk region were used for this purpose,” she said.
Chelyabinsk is located in southern Russia, near the Kazakh border.
The Russians are said to be trying to establish a firm line of defense in Crimea and ensure they are able to hold the peninsula against a possible Ukrainian offensive.
"But none of this will do you any good.
Let them dig, that will occupy their hands first," added Humeniuk, according to
ukrinform.net
.
Losses for Russia: Ukraine attacks Russian positions
First report:
Russia suffers further losses in the Ukraine war.
According to the Ukrainian General Staff, the air force launched three attacks on Russian positions during the night.
Missile and artillery units are said to have hit two anti-aircraft systems in addition to military equipment.
However, the general staff did not say where the Ukrainian counterattack took place.
The Russian military attempted an offensive action along the front line at Kupyansk and Lyman - but reportedly without success.
The Russian offensives on the Avdiivka and Shakhtarsk fronts were also unsuccessful, it was said.
The figures of the Ukrainian General Staff cannot be independently verified.
Moscow is reluctant to state its own losses - official figures are not given.
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