A Ukrainian soldier in a captured Russian BMP-2 infantry fighting vehicle, as Russia’s attack on Ukraine continues, in the town of Bakhmut, Donetsk region, Ukraine, February 17, 2023 REUTERS/Yevhen Titov

The ace Ukrainian Armed Forces reported this Saturday that during the last 24 hours hMore than a thousand Russian soldiers died in battle registered in various regions of the country, in particular the region of Donbass (east), without Moscow having spoken on the matter.

The General Staff of the Ukrainian army said in a message on its account in the social network Twitter that over the past day they have been “liquidated” 1,010 Russian soldiersat the same time that he quantified in “a few 142.270″ the total number of Russian soldiers killed since the start of the invasion.

Likewise, he pointed out that 3,303 battle tanks, 2,326 artillery systems, 243 air defense systems, 298 airplanes, 287 helicopters, 2,016 drones, 871 cruise missiles, 18 boats, 5,196 vehicles and fuel and 223 parts were destroyed. “special equipment”. “The data is being updated,” he added.

Russia has not provided data on conflict casualties since Septemberwhen the Russian Defense Minister, Sergei Shoigu, confirmed the death of 5,937 soldiers. Russian news portal Mediazona brings the total death toll to 14.093 — including 1,555 in the last 15 days — figures she considers “corroborated” by publicly available data, work carried out in collaboration with the British television channel BBC.

Jennifer Mullee, a volunteer doctor from Huntington Beach, California, stands with Ukrainian soldiers, as Russia's attack on Ukraine continues, while collecting the remains of dead Russian soldiers to exchange for Fallen Ukrainian soldiers in minefields in Donetsk region, northern Ukraine, December 14, 2022. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton/File
Jennifer Mullee, a volunteer doctor from Huntington Beach, California, stands with Ukrainian soldiers, as Russia’s attack on Ukraine continues, while collecting the remains of dead Russian soldiers to exchange for Fallen Ukrainian soldiers in minefields in Donetsk region, northern Ukraine, December 14, 2022. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton/File

For its part, UNITED STATES indicated that more than 30,000 Wagner Group mercenariessupported by Russia, have been killed since the start of the war in Ukraine, as reported by the White House.

The spokesperson for National Security Council of US President John Kirbyassured at a press conference that among these victims, some 9,000 have taken place since mid-December last with the intensification of the battle in Bakhmutin the Donbass.

“They use their recruits, mostly convicts, as cannon fodder, literally throwing them into a meat grinder.“, he assured.

Kirby added that according to intelligence information available to the United States, he believes that 90% of victims of Wagner in December would be convicts enlisted in the organization.

(With information from Europa Press and EFE)

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