Zelenskyy: Russia tries to intensify offensives due to weather, but loses over 8,000 people during week
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy reported that during this week, Russia troops tried to intensify offensives, taking advantage of favorable weather, but their actions led only to significant losses.
"During this week, we have recorded attempts by Russia to intensify offensive attempts, taking advantage of more favorable weather. As a result, the only tangible result for the Russia army was an increase in their losses, namely: in these seven days alone, more than 8,000 Russia soldiers have already been killed and seriously wounded," Zelenskyy stated on Telegram following a meeting with the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Oleksandr Syrsky and the Chief of the General Staff Andriy Hnatov.
According to him, the Russia command was finally able to determine the actual location of its units on the front, which differs from official reports, and some commanders at the brigade level have already been replaced for lying.
Zelenskyy added that in Donetsk region, the positions of Ukrainian troops have not significantly changed, while in Kharkiv region and the border communities of Sumy region, the enemy’s attempts to advance from the border continue, accompanied by the destruction of Russia units. In the Oleksandrivka direction, active operations by assault and airborne units of the AFU continue.
