March 13, RT Citing a statement by Russian President Vladimir Putin during a meeting at the Kremlin, Ukraine had begun a large-scale counter-offensive operation but failed in all directions and suffered catastrophic damage.
The Russian president added that Ukrainian forces lost dozens of tanks and hundreds of armored vehicles in attacks on the defense line last week. Putin also emphasized that the Ukrainian army did not achieve any success in the first week of the counter-offensive operation.
According to President Putin, Russian forces in eastern Ukraine faced four enemy attacks at the same time. The Ukrainian army has put on the battlefield the entire force they have, including units trained and equipped by the West.
Russian President Vladimir Putin. (Photo: Reuters)
However, the campaign resulted in great loss of manpower and equipment for Kiev. The Russian president estimated that Ukraine had lost "at least 160 tanks and 360 armored vehicles". The amount of military equipment destroyed by the Russian army accounts for 25% to 30% of the total amount of Western military equipment supplied to Ukraine.
"There's also damage that we don't see, which is the result of long-range attacks with high-precision weapons.", Mr. Putin said, claiming that Ukraine's actual damage could be higher than he put it.
Regarding the loss of forces on both sides, Putin said Russian casualties were "10 times lower" than Ukrainian forces.
The Russian president also reiterated that the "fundamental goals" of Russia's military activity in Ukraine remain the same and the Kremlin has no plans to change them. At the same time, Putin affirmed that Moscow is "sincerely seeking" to reach an agreement with Kiev and resolve differences regarding the formerly southeastern regions of Ukraine, which were annexed to Ukraine. Russia late 2022.
Referring to cross-border attacks from Ukraine into southern regions, President Putin said that Russia could have been better defensive.
"Of course, this is not a good thing, but in principle one can assume how the enemy will act and be better prepared." he said, referring to recent attacks in Belgorod province.
According to the Kremlin boss, there is currently no reason for Russia to apply a special state or martial law. Putin also confirmed that Russia does not currently need to mobilize additional forces to participate in the operation in Ukraine.
After a long period of declaring a counter-offensive operation, the Ukrainian army finally began to counterattack on June 4. So far Kiev's efforts have brought little change on the front lines.
Earlier, the Russian Defense Ministry announced that Ukrainian forces had lost dozens of military equipment in recent counterattacks, including tanks and armored vehicles supplied by the West. Accompanied by videos showing Russian forces successfully attacked Ukrainian heavy equipment.
On June 13, the Russian Defense Ministry also released a video showing Russian soldiers seized a German-made Leopard 6 main battle tank and a US-made Bradley infantry fighting vehicle.
Tra Khanh(Source: RT; Reuters)
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