Ukraine Counts Russian Losses and Statement from Zelensky and European Leaders on Negotiations

SadaNews - Today, Ukraine provided numbers on the losses suffered by the Russian army during the ongoing war between the two sides, while President Volodymyr Zelensky and European leaders issued a statement regarding the basis for peace negotiations.

The Ukrainian army announced today that the number of Russian military casualties has risen to 1,132,000 since the war began on February 24, 2022.

It added that among these figures, 1,130 were killed or injured in the past 24 hours.

This information was announced in a statement published by the General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces on its Facebook page, and reported by the Ukrainian national news agency (Ukrinform) today.

According to the statement, Ukrainian forces have destroyed 11,278 tanks, 23,436 armored combat vehicles, 33,902 artillery systems, 1,524 multiple launch rocket systems, and 1,229 air defense systems since the beginning of the war.

The statement also noted that 428 fighter aircraft, 346 helicopters, 72,600 drones, 3,864 cruise missiles, 28 warships, one submarine, 65,026 vehicles and fuel tanks, and 3,980 units of special equipment have been destroyed. These figures cannot be independently verified.

In a related context, President Volodymyr Zelensky and leaders of European countries, including France, Britain, and Germany, said that the frontline between Russian and Ukrainian forces should be the "basis" for peace negotiations.

The leaders reaffirmed in a joint statement their support for President Donald Trump's position on the need to immediately cease fighting and for the current engagement line to serve as the basis for negotiations.

However, they emphasized their "commitment to the principle of not altering international borders by force," pledging to continue their support for Ukraine until Kyiv remains "in the strongest possible position before, during, and after a ceasefire."

Source: Agencies