The total combat losses of the Russians, according to the Armed Forces of Ukraine, as of March 4 are:
– about 9166 people
– 251 tanks
– 939 armored fighting vehicles
– 105 artillery systems
– 50 multiple launch rocket systems
– 18 air defense systems
– 33 aircraft
– 37 helicopters
– 404 combat vehicles
– 2 vessels
– 60 tanks
– 3 drones.
As noted, the data are being refined and accurate calculations are complicated by the high intensity of hostilities.
Ninth day of aggression
Nine days ago, Russia invaded independent Ukraine with an armed attack. The Russian soldiers met resistance from the Ukrainian soldiers as well as the civilian population. Cities and civilian objects are bombed. The death toll among ordinary citizens of Ukraine is growing. The civilian population is fleeing en masse to the west of the country, as well as beyond its borders in search of asylum, incl. in Poland, Romania, Slovakia and Hungary.
– We will not surrender even if the Russians surround the city. If they start a blockade of Kyiv, they will end up like the Nazis who besieged Leningrad during World War II, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said in an evening conversation with President Andrzej Duda.