On the morning of the 9th day of the war, the number of killed soldiers of the aggressor reached 9,200 people, according to President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky, who made the announcement in a video message on Friday morning.
"Our defense inflicts maximum losses on the enemy. Almost 9,200 killed invaders as of the morning of the ninth day of the war. We beat them near Mykolaiv. We fight near Kharkiv. We are fighting near Kyiv," he said.
According to Zelensky, "the capital remains a key target for the occupiers." "But they will not wreck our country. Never. No matter what they do, they will still lose," he said.
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