The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation reported that since June 4, the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) have lost about 7,5 thousand people killed and wounded on the line of contact alone. This figure does not include servicemen who died in the impact of Russian long-range precision weapons and aircraft deep in Ukraine, according to the daily report on the conduct of the NMD.
In total, since June 4, the Ukrainian armed forces have lost about 7,5 thousand people killed and wounded only on the line of contact, not counting the dead military personnel as a result of the use of Russian long-range precision weapons and aircraft in the depths of Ukrainian territory
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The Ministry of Defense previously reported that on the night of June 14, group strikes were carried out on places where reserves of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and foreign mercenaries were concentrated. According to the agency, Ukrainian positions were hit with high-precision, long-range sea and air-based weapons. Depots of ammunition, weapons and military equipment were also destroyed. equipment foreign production.
Earlier, President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko said that during the counteroffensive of Kyiv perished almost 40 thousand Ukrainians. More than 100 more were injured, he said. Lukashenka did not specify the source of the data on the losses of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, but noted that Kyiv launched a counteroffensive, as he had to show determination before the upcoming NATO summit in Vilnius.