22 minutes agoKiev releases statistics on soldiers killed since the beginning of the war
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(4 years ago)Ukrainian Army Chief General Valerii Zalluzny says that as a result of Russia's attack on Ukraine, which this week marks six months since its beginning, 90,000 Ukrainian soldiers have been killed. His comments come as there is no indication that the intensity of fighting is dropping. During an event for veterans, General [...]
During an event for veterans, General Valerii Zaluzhnyi said that care should be taken care of for the children of Ukraine after their <x0 fathers went to the front and may be among the 9 thousand heroes killed”.
In Nikopol, on the opposite bank of the river near Ukraine's main nuclear power plant, Russian bombings injured four people Monday, an official said. The city on the Dnieper River has faced vicious blows since 12 July, which have damaged about 850 buildings and evacuated about half the population of 100,000.
The UN says 5,587 civilians have been killed and 7,890 injured during the Russian attack on Ukraine that began on February 24th, while it is likely to be a conservative assessment.
“I feel hate against Russians”, says 74-year-old Liudmyla Shychkina, standing on the edge of her apartment destroyed on the fourth floor of a building in Nikopol that no longer has walls. She is still injured by the August 10th blast that killed her 81-year-old husband, Anatolian.
I did not receive my father from World War II, but Russia”, Pavlo Shyskin, his son, noted.
US President Joe Biden and the leaders of Britain, France and Germany called on Russia on Sunday to end all military operations near the nuclear plant in Zaporizhya the largest in Europe, but Nikopoli was attacked three times during the night with mortar missiles and shells. They were hit by homes, a kindergarten, a bus stop, and shops, authorities said.
There is widespread fear that the shelling and constant fighting in the area can lead to a nuclear disaster. Russia has requested an urgent meeting of the UN Security Council on Tuesday to discuss the situation with the nuclear power plant in Zaporizhja.
Vladimir Rogov, an official with the administration established by Russia in the Zaporizhja region, said on Monday that because of the bombings, personnel at the nuclear plant have been cut short, and only basic personnel remain to continue its operation.
Monday's announcement of Ukraine's killed military figures differs from Russian Army data, which for the last time released an update on March 25th, when he said 1,351 Russian forces were killed during the first month of fighting. US military officials estimated two weeks ago that Russia has lost between 70 thousand and 80 thousand soldiers killed and wounded in combat.
On the front line, the Ukrainian Army said it carried out an attack on a key bridge over the Dnieper River in Russia's Kherson region. Local officials appointed by Russia said the attack killed two people Monday and injured 16 others.
The photos posted in social media showed intense clusters of smoke rising over the “Antonivskiy”, which has been a major supply route for the Russian Army in Kherson.
In Russia's Russia - occupied Crime Peninsula, anxiety has spread over a wave of fires and explosions in Russian objects over the past two weeks. Russia-backed Sevastopol Governor Mikhail Razvozhaev ordered signs to be set to indicate the location of shelters from shelling in the city, which has long seemed impregnable.
Sevastopol, the Crimea port with the Russian Black Sea fleet headquarters, has had a series of fears attacks. One drop erupted at the fleet headquarters on July 31st, and another fell on it last week. Authorities said air defence systems have down more fears.
On the front line, the Ukrainian Army said it carried out an attack on a key bridge over the Dnieper River in Russia's Kherson region. Local officials appointed by Russia said the attack killed two people Monday and injured 16 others.
The photos posted in social media showed intense clusters of smoke rising over the “Antonivskiy”, which has been a major supply route for the Russian Army in Kherson.
In Russia's Russia - occupied Crime Peninsula, anxiety has spread over a wave of fires and explosions in Russian objects over the past two weeks. Russia-backed Sevastopol Governor Mikhail Razvozhaev ordered signs to be set to indicate the location of shelters from shelling in the city, which has long seemed impregnable.
Sevastopol, the Crimea port with the Russian Black Sea fleet headquarters, has had a series of fears attacks. One drop erupted at the fleet headquarters on July 31st, and another fell on it last week. Authorities said air defence systems have down more fears. / VOA
