A ‘flesh grinding strategy’, with waves of Russian troops advancing non-stop to try to weaken the Ukrainian forces and expose their position to Moscow’s artillery. A method which, according to a study by the BBC and the independent Russian media Mediaziona, led to the death of more than 50 thousand Russian soldiers, 27,300 in the second year of the war alone, an increase of 25% compared to first year. The estimate is eight times the latest official toll released by Moscow and dates back to September 2022, although the actual number of dead Russians could be much higher.
In addition there are the 30 Russian soldiers who were killed in the night between Tuesday and Wednesday by a direct attack on the Russian military airport in Dzhankoy, in occupied Crimea. The attack was attributed to the pro-Ukrainian partisan group ‘Atesh’, which reported on social media the death of at least 30 Russian soldiers and the wounding of more than 80, as well as announcing that it had been operated on and destroy other mechanical parts. S-400 anti-aircraft system.
Iskander sea missiles launched by Moscow’s army instead targeted an 8-story building in the center of Chernihiv, a city in northern Ukraine. At least 17 people died and more than 60 were injured, including children. The attack also damaged four buildings, a hospital, a higher education institution and dozens of cars. “This would not have happened if Ukraine had received enough air defense equipment and if the world’s determination to fight against Russian terrorism had also been enough”, if the urgent words of the President of the -Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky speaking to Western friends and the United States in particular, where a new aid package for Kiev on Saturday, strongly opposed and reduced by the Republican Party, should be put to a vote .
