Russian Ministry Of Defense Says 6,500 Ukrainian Soldiers Were Killed in January, With Hundreds Of Tanks And Other Military Vehicles Destroyed

FILE PHOTO. Medics of Ukrainian Army evacuate a wounded soldier on a road not far of Soledar, Donetsk region. © Anatolii Stepanov / AFP  

RT: Moscow provides update on Ukrainian losses 

More than 6,500 soldiers were killed in January, with hundreds of tanks and other military vehicles destroyed, according to the Russian MoD 

The West’s unprecedented military aid to Ukraine has failed to prevent significant losses among Kiev’s forces, Russian Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu said on Tuesday during a ministry conference call.

“In the first month of this year alone, their losses amounted to more than 6,500 military personnel, 26 aircraft, seven helicopters, 208 unmanned aerial vehicles, 341 tanks and other armored combat vehicles, and 40 combat vehicles with multiple launch rocket systems,” Shoigu reported.  

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WNU Editor: My sources in Ukraine tell me that their number of Ukrainian losses is higher. 

 Update: Not to be outdone. Ukraine's Ministry of Defense is now claiming that 1,030 Russian military personnel have been killed in the past 24 hours .... Ukraine says Russia has suffered its deadliest day, Germany and allies to provide more tanks (Reuters).

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