Killed 27,400 Russian soldiers since invasion, says the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine

Kyiv: Ukrainian defenders have already killed about 27,400 Russian soldiers since the Russian invasion of Ukraine began on February 24. The ...

Kyiv: Ukrainian defenders have already killed about 27,400 Russian soldiers since the Russian invasion of Ukraine began on February 24.

The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported this on Facebook, according to news reports.

Between February 24 and May 15, Russia also lost 1,220 tanks, 2,958 armored fighting vehicles, 555 artillery systems, 195 multiple launch rocket systems, 89 anti-aircraft warfare systems, 200 aircraft, 164 helicopters, 2,087 motor vehicles and fuel tankers, 13 ships/boats, 416 unmanned aerial vehicles, 42 units of special units and 95 cruise missiles.

According to the statement, the  Russians suffered the greatest losses in the past day in the Avdiivka and Kurakhove directions.

Meanwhile, Russia’s advance in Donbas has lost its pace and fallen significantly behind schedule, Britain’s defense intelligence stated.

“Russia’s Donbas offensive has lost momentum and fallen significantly behind schedule. Despite small-scale initial advances, Russia has failed to achieve substantial territorial gains over the past month while sustaining high levels of attrition,” the report reads.

The agency says Russia has now likely suffered losses of one third of the ground combat force it committed in February.

These delays will “almost certainly” be exacerbated by the loss of critical enablers such as bridging equipment and intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance drones.

Russian bridging equipment has been short in supply throughout the conflict, slowing and restricting offensive maneuver. Russian UAVs are believed to be vital for tactical awareness and directing artillery, but have been vulnerable to Ukrainian anti-air capabilities.

“Russian forces are increasingly constrained by degraded enabling capabilities, continued low morale and reduced combat effectiveness,” the report says.

Many of these capabilities cannot be quickly replaced or reconstituted, British intelligence analysts believe and are likely to continue to hinder Russian operations in Ukraine.

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