Russia-Ukraine war: Ukraine claims 11,000 Russian troops killed since invasion began
Moscow (Russia), March 7: Ukraine's Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Monday shared the details of the losses that Russia has incurred since the invasion of Ukraine started, noting that a total of 11,000 Russian forces have been killed so far.
According to the MFA data, 999 armoured vehicles of different types, 46 aircraft, 68 helicopters, 290 tanks, 117 artillery pieces and 50 MLRs were damaged during the fight. The destroyed structures also include 60 cisterns, 454 vehicles, 3 vessels, 7 UAVs and 23 Russian anti-aircraft warfare systems.
On Sunday the ministry had stated that “In the Luhansk region, the entire front line is littered with corpses and lined equipment of the invaders," adding “Russia has not suffered so many casualties during the fighting in any of its armed conflicts since its inception."
Talking about the civilian causalities in Ukraine amid the Russian invasion, the United Nations says there have been more than 1,000 civilian casualties since the beginning of the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
According to the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights' (OHCHR) civilian casualty report, around 1,058 civilians have been killed in the conflict, including 10 children.
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The numbers are however expected to be higher.
Russian forces launched a military offensive against Ukraine on February 24, three days after it recognized Ukraine's breakaway regions, Donetsk and Luhansk as independent republics followed by the announcement of a "special military operation" to "demilitarize" and "denazify" Ukraine.
Meanwhile, in the second round of talks in Belarus on March 4, Russia and Ukraine agreed to set up humanitarian corridors to evacuate civilians.
According to Sputnik News Agency, Russia's delegation has left for Belarus for the third round of talks with Ukraine, which are anticipated to begin today in order to try to reach a negotiated settlement and end the conflict.
Following Russia's invasion of Ukraine, the United States and its European allies imposed sanctions on several major Russian banks and high-ranking Russian officials, including President Vladimir Putin, as well as suspending Russia's participation in the SWIFT financial system.
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