The Ukrainian armed forces regularly shares estimates of perceived Russian losses since the invasion of Ukraine began on 24 February.
In the latest update, it says approximately 14,700 Russian soldiers have been killed in action, far more than the 498 noted by Moscow in early March.
Additionally, Ukraine says 476 Russian tanks, 96 aircraft and 118 helicopters have been destroyed so far in the conflict.
Numbers on lost Russian personnel have been widely conflicting throughout the war, with the US estimating that at least 7,000 have been killed.
These are the indicative estimates of Russia’s losses as of March 20, according to the Armed Forces of Ukraine. pic.twitter.com/wuyU0L7Xmb
— The Kyiv Independent (@KyivIndependent) March 20, 2022
Ukraine’s Deputy Prime Minister Iryna Vereshchuk said seven humanitarian corridors would open on Sunday to enable civilians to leave frontline areas.
Ukraine has evacuated a total of 190,000 people from such areas since the Russian invasion began on Feb. 24, Vereshchuk said on Saturday, though Ukraine and Russia blame each other for hobbling the process.
More than 6,600 Ukrainians were evacuated from besieged cities through eight humanitarian corridors on Saturday, Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskiy has said.
Thousands of residents of Mariupol have been taken to Russia against their will, where they have been “redirected” to remote cities in the country, the Mariupol city council has said.
Russian troops have reportedly stopped a convoy of buses traveling to Mariupol to evacuate residents.
photo – Photo of destroyed Russian military vehicles issued by the Ukrainian MOD
