It confirmed the death of 93 thousand and 760 Russian soldiers since the start of the war
Ukrainian forces announce the response to Russian attacks in 13 regions
Elements of the Ukrainian army near the town of Liman in the Donetsk region.
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Vladimir Putin: “Russia may consider a preemptive strike to disarm the enemy.”
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The General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces announced that the Ukrainian army forces responded to Russian attacks near 13 regions, adding in a statement that the Russian forces launched, the day before yesterday, five missile attacks and about 20 air raids, and opened fire using multiple launch missile systems (ML). .RS) more than 60 times, and indicated that the Ukrainian missile and artillery forces bombed four Russian command posts and five groups of personnel, ammunition and military equipment.
The commission indicated that its armed forces had killed 93,760 Russian soldiers since the start of the war on February 24, including 370 soldiers the day before yesterday.
It added that the total combat losses among the Russian forces also include 2940 Russian tanks, 5917 armored vehicles, 1927 artillery systems, 397 multiple launch rocket systems (MLRS), and 211 anti-aircraft systems.
The authority's statement indicated that 281 warplanes, 264 helicopters, 1,603 drones, and 167 units of special equipment were also destroyed, and a total of 592 cruise missiles were shot down.
Ukrainian local authorities reported that dozens of civilians were killed by artillery fire in the Donetsk region, in the east of the country.
The Ukrainian President, Volodymyr Zelensky, said that the situation in major areas of the Donbass front in the east of the country is still very difficult, but the Kiev forces are repelling the Russian attacks and inflicting heavy losses on the Russian forces.
For his part, Russian President Vladimir Putin spoke about the possibility of amending his country's military doctrine in order to allow a preemptive strike to disarm the enemy.
Putin was responding to a question asked by a journalist during his visit to Bishkek, and asked him to clarify a statement he made earlier regarding the use of nuclear weapons.
Putin said that Moscow is considering adopting what he called Washington's concept of a preemptive strike, adding: “First, the United States developed the concept of a preemptive strike.
Secondly, it is working on developing a system of strikes aimed at disarming the enemy.
And he considered that perhaps Moscow should consider adopting “the ideas developed by the Americans to ensure their security,” but he said: “We are only thinking about this matter.”
The Russian president stressed that his country's hypersonic missiles and systems are more modern and more efficient than those possessed by the United States.
Putin had said, last Wednesday, that Moscow would only use nuclear weapons in response to an attack of this kind, saying: “We consider weapons of mass destruction, nuclear weapons, as a means of defense, resorting to them is based on what we call the response as revenge. In response, he revealed that the threat of a nuclear war is increasing due to the confrontation between Russia and the West over Ukraine, blaming the Americans and Europeans for that. Absolutely responsible.
In addition, Putin expressed his dissatisfaction with former German Chancellor Anguilla Merkel because of her recent statements on Ukraine.
Russia interpreted Merkel's remarks in an interview with Zeit website as meaning that the Minsk peace plan was concluded to give Ukraine time to arm itself and prepare for war with Russia.
"Honestly, this was not expected for me," Putin told reporters in the Kyrgyz capital, Bishkek.
He's frustrated.
Frankly, I did not expect to hear something like this from the former German chancellor.
Zelensky: The situation in key areas of the Donbas front is still very difficult.
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