The losses of the Russian armed forces since the beginning of the invasion of Ukraine on February 24 amounted to about 22,100 people, according to the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, quoted by Ukrainian agencies UNIAN and Ukrinform.
In addition, 918 tanks, 2,308 armored vehicles, 416 artillery systems, 149 volley fire missile systems, 69 air defense systems, 184 aircraft, 154 helicopters, 205 drones, 1,643 units of motor vehicles, 31 special vehicles and 4 tactical missile systems were destroyed. added the General Staff in a Facebook post.
After the catastrophic losses in Ukraine, the Russian command is trying to recruit Russians to military service, according to a statement from the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine, quoted by Ukrinform.
Forced mobilization of men is taking place in the controlled Ukrainian territories, and in the central Russian regions, potential candidates for professional military service “are promised high salaries, social benefits and opportunities to rob and loot with impunity,” the release said.
The Prosecutor General’s Office of Ukraine announced today that it is preparing charges of war crimes against at least three Russian pilots accused of shelling civilian objects in Kharkiv and Sumy, Reuters reports. In addition, charges are being prepared against two Russian servicemen who fired grenade launchers at Kharkiv settlements, as well as two servicemen accused of killing a Kyiv resident and raping his wife. The suspects were notified of the start of the trial. Some of them are in Ukrainian captivity, and cases against others will be conducted in their absence, the prosecutor’s office said.