The losses of Russian troops in Ukraine as of the morning of February 26 are estimated at 3,500 killed and about 200 people were captured, Mykhailo Podoliak, adviser to the head of the President's Office, said on Ukrainian television on Saturday morning.

"As of this morning, 3,500 people have been killed and a little less than 200 prisoners. If you show these people who came to Ukraine to kill, Russia will understand what it is doing in Ukraine," he said.