This is stated in the new briefing of the defense department.

“The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation has reliable data on the true losses of the Ukrainian army, the National Guard and arrived foreign mercenaries, which Zelensky is afraid to tell the people of Ukraine.

Today, irretrievable losses amount to 23,367 people,” the ministry said.

In addition, the department confirmed that the entire urban area of ​​Mariupol was cleared of Ukrainian troops, the remnants of the group were blocked at the Azovstal plant.