The President of Russia, Vladimir Putin, received this Friday a delegation from mothers of Russian soldiers who died during the war in Ukraine, to whom the Government’s condolences have been conveyed at their loss.
one of the last Russian official estimates The list of combat casualties, provided in September by Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu, points to almost 6,000 military personnel killed during the first six months of the conflict, which began in February. However, the Ukrainian Armed Forces have assured that around 85,000 Russian soldiers have died in combat while USA he spoke of “more than 100,000” Russian casualties, between killed and wounded, before adding that the numbers among the Ukrainian ranks “are probably similar.”
“There are not enough words for those who have lost their sonsbut I want you to know that I, as well as the Government of this country, share this pain”, declared the Russian president. “Nothing can replace a child, the loss of a child, especially for a mother, to whom we owe the sustenance and food”, added the president, who has described the participants in the invasion of Ukraine as “heroes”, reports the Russian agency TASS. “No one but them and their closest commanders, who are at their side, They know how hard this work is and the danger it implies for their lives,” he said.
