‘We don’t have a large enough army’ – Danilov disputes NYT numbers of Ukrainian war casualties
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Ukraine's National Security and Defense Council (RNBO) secretary Oleksiy Danilov debunked The New York Times reports of 70,000 Ukrainian military personnel losses since the onset of Russia’s full-scale invasion, he told Germany’s Welt newspaper.
These numbers do not align with reality, and those who cite such figures do not understand the war, he said, adding that Ukraine does not possess a large enough army to justify such numbers.
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"Those who have provided these figures lack accurate information about the situation in our country. I find it puzzling why reputable journalists spread such misleading information about our losses," he said.
At the beginning of the year, Ukrainian Defense Minister Oleksii Reznikov disclosed daily casualties among Ukrainian and Russian troops. According to his numbers, approximately 500-600 Russian soldiers are eliminated every day in Ukraine, while Ukraine suffers significantly fewer losses – about ten times less.
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Following the start of the Ukrainian counteroffensive, Ukrainian Ground Forces Commander Colonel General Oleksandr Syrskyi asserted that Russian losses are often 8-10 times higher than those suffered by Ukraine.
In May 2023, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy explained that while the government possesses figures related to losses of the Ukrainian army, a collective decision was made by all military personnel to withhold this information.
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