Both Russia and Ukraine have lost significant amounts of military hardware, but Russia has been hardest hit in the conflict, estimates suggest.
Russian forces in Ukraine had lost a significant amount of military equipment in the space of 24 hours, Ukraine's military said in an update Monday, as Moscow ramps up reinforcements in preparation for possible Ukrainian counteroffensives.
In its daily update, Ukraine also said that Russia had lost four artillery systems, three multiple-launch rocket systems and seven operational tactical UAVs. It also said 590 Russian military personnel had lost their lives, bringing the total number killed to 111,760 since the war began on February 24.
Smoke rises from a Russian tank destroyed by Ukrainian forces in the Luhansk region of Ukraine on February 26, 2022. Russian forces in Ukraine had lost a significant amount of military equipment in the space of 24 hours, Ukraine’s military said in an update Monday."Ukrainian missile and artillery troops attacked 7x concentrations of enemy troops and military equipment, and 1x fuel warehouse," the update read.
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