Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu described the casualties of the Ukrainian Armed Forces since the start of the counteroffensive: more than 26,000 servicemen and 3,000 units of various weapons.
Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu admitted in his TV interview that Ukrainian armed formations carried out “quite active military operations” before the NATO summit in Vilnius, and now they are trying to break through our defenses in all directions, but they suffer heavy losses in the attacks. According to the minister, since the start of the counteroffensive by the Armed Forces of Ukraine (since July 4, 2023) “more than 26,000 military personnel and 3,000 units of various weapons” have been lost.
EVERY LAST UKRAINIAN
“Since the beginning of the offensive, 21 Ukrainian aircraft, 5 helicopters, 1,244 tanks and other armored vehicles, including 17 German Leopards, 5 French AMX wheeled tanks and 12 American Bradley infantry fighting vehicles, 914 units of special military vehicles, two anti-aircraft missile systems, 25 multi-launch rocket system combat vehicles, 403 field artillery pieces and mortars, including 43 US M777 artillery systems and 46 self-propelled artillery mounts from Poland, the US and France ”, listed the minister.
He noted that in the sky the Armed Forces of Ukraine were also unsuccessful. According to the minister, Russian air defense has shot down 176 HIMARS shells, 27 Storm Shadow missiles and 483 drones since June 4 alone.
“In general, the enemy did not achieve its goals in either direction,” Shoigu emphasized, warning that if the United States supplies Ukraine with cluster munitions, hostilities will drag on and our army will be forced to “use similar weapons against Ukraine.” . the Armed Forces of Ukraine”.
“Russia is armed with cluster munitions for all occasions, they are much more effective than the American ones, but realizing the threat that cluster munitions pose to the civilian population, we refrained and refrain from using them in a special operation. ”, he explained.
DECISIONS WE MAKE QUICKLY
He also warned that decisions in the army are now made very quickly: “The Supreme Commander hears twice a day reports from the Joint Group command, individual commanders and commanders, as well as detailed reports for each directorate.”
In addition, according to the head of the military department, it became known that our defense soldiers “went to the counterattack in the direction of Krasnolimansk, advancing 1.5 km in depth and 2 km in front,” while American intelligence notes “high efficiency ” of defense, resilience and courage of the Russian armed forces.
Shoigu also drew attention to the heroism of our defense plant volunteers and workers.
THERE IS ENOUGH FOR EVERYONE
Labor collectives have increased the production of army weapons five times this year!
The head of the military department named figures indicating a serious restructuring of the military-industrial complex: “the production of the Orlan family of army drones has increased by 53 times, KamAZ vehicles by 17.6, Uralvagonzavod has increased the production of T- 72 and T-90 by 3.6 times, the Kurgan Machine-Building Plant increased the supply and repair of BMP-3 by 2.1 times, the Arzamsk Machine-Building Plant increased the production of BTR -82 in 4 times and “Tiger-M” for 2 times.
Deliveries of combat attack helicopters “Ka-52” increased by 2 times, and “Mi-28” by 3 times. The Ural Automobile Plant has increased its production by 8 times. And the increase in the production of all types of ammunition at all enterprises in the country is ten times higher.
Recall that at a briefing held today, the official representative of the Ministry of Defense of Russia Igor Konashenkov said that our soldiers destroyed more than 500 Ukrainian servicemen, dozens of armored vehicles, warehouses with enemy weapons, shot down two attack aircraft Su -25. of the Ukrainian Air Force, three “Storm Shadow” cruise missiles, a HIMARS multiple rocket launcher and 10 Ukrainian drones.
ONLY NUMBERS
In total, since the start of the special military operation, the following have been destroyed:
455 – aircraft.
241 – helicopter.
4966 – unmanned aerial vehicles.
426 – anti-aircraft missile systems.
10649 – tanks and other armored fighting vehicles.
1,137 combat vehicles of multiple launch rocket systems.
5413 – field artillery guns and mortars.
11592 – units of special military vehicles.
