![]() Zelensky has asked for additional weapons from Ukraine's allies to help push back the Russian forces. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has said that Russian attacks on the cities of Severodonetsk and Lysychansk has turned them into "dead cities," but he added that Ukrainian forces could still hold Severodonetsk despite being outnumbered.Īn aide to Zelensky has said that Ukraine is losing up to 200 troops a day. The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported that between February 24 and June 13, Russia had lost 32,300 personnel, 1,432 tanks, 3,492 armored fighting vehicles, 718 artillery systems, 226 multiple launch rocket systems, 97 anti-aircraft systems, 213 warplanes, 178 helicopters, 2,460 motor vehicles and fuel tankers, 13 warships/boats, 585 drones, 54 pieces of special equipment and 125 cruise missiles.Įlsewhere in Ukraine, a huge fire is reportedly raging at a chemical plant in Severodonetsk as street-to-street fighting between Ukrainian and Russian forces takes place in the city. Russian troops invaded Ukraine on February 24 in what the Kremlin is still calling a "special military operation." June 13 marks the 110th day of the campaign. Zenger News contacted Russian and Ukrainian officials for comment but had not received a reply at the time of writing. He adds: "We have not seen anything like this before." ![]() ![]() In the footage, Maxim, the head of the depot where the captured weapons are being stored, shows the stockpile of arms and tells the camera: "Here, we also have a version of the American Browning M2 heavy machine gun and ammunition for the Swedish 84-mm Carl Gustaf grenade launcher." The Russian MoD added: "Russian military personnel note that soldiers of the Armed Forces of Ukraine began to increasingly abandon their American 'Javelin' anti-tank missile systems and Swedish-produced NLAW imported by Western countries due to their bulkiness." A Russian soldier was seen on video showing off a stockpile of captured Western weapons allegedly abandoned by fleeing Ukrainian troops. ![]()
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