Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelevsky, in an interview in Kiev with the US media outlet Newsmax, said that the Ukrainian army is losing 60-100 soldiers every day who are killed in the fighting, in which 500 soldiers are also wounded every day.
"The most difficult situation has been created in eastern Ukraine and south of Donetsk and Luhansk... The situation is very difficult. Every day we are losing 60-100 soldiers in the fighting and we have about 500 wounded. We are holding our defensive perimeter."
At the same time, in the interview he states that Kiev does not intend to take hasty actions to liberate the territories occupied by the Russians if this will require tens of thousands of casualties, but will wait for the weapons it needs.
Weapons from US
Zelensky also stresses in his interview that the Ukrainian army is not preparing to attack Russian territory with weapons sent by the United States, particularly multiple rocket launchers with increased range.
"I know that some in the United States or some in the White House are saying that we can use these weapons to attack Russia. Look, we're not going to attack Russia. We are not interested in the Russian Federation, we are not fighting on its territory." Zelensky said , while underlining that Ukraine does not intend to cede its territories.
100 soldiers
In May, President Zelensky had said that up to 100 Ukrainian soldiers were being killed every day in the fighting in eastern Ukraine.
Neither Ukraine nor Russia announce the losses of their armies on a systematic basis. Russia's Ministry of Defence made two announcements about Russian army casualties during the war, on 2 and 25 March.
According to the latest update from the Russian Ministry of Defence, 1 Ukrainian soldier has been killed in Ukraine.351 Russian servicemen and 3,825 wounded.
Dead Russians
Journalists from the BBC Russian Service have identified the names of 3,052 Russian soldiers and officers killed in Ukraine. Their research was based on statements by the heads of Russian regions and local media reports.
At the same time, the BBC Russian service clarifies that the number may not be accurate because local authorities do not always release full lists of dead soldiers.
In wartime, it is impossible to fully verify casualty figures.
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