Ukraine estimates the number of Russian soldiers killed in combat at about 38,500

July 18 () –

The Armed Forces of Ukraine have estimated this Monday at about 38,500 the number of Russian soldiers killed since the start of the war, triggered on February 24 by order of the President of Russia, Vladimir Putin, and have stressed that about 150 soldiers have killed in combat within the last 24 hours.

The General Staff of the Ukrainian Army has indicated in a message on its Facebook account that “about 38,450” Russian soldiers have died in combat, before adding that since the beginning of the invasion 1,687 battle tanks, 849 artillery systems have been destroyed and 248 armored self-propelled multiple rocket launchers.

Along these lines, he pointed out that 220 planes, 188 helicopters, 113 anti-aircraft defense systems, 2,753 vehicles and fuel tanks, 15 boats and 690 drones have also been destroyed, while 166 cruise missiles have been shot down.

“The Russian enemy suffered the greatest losses during the last day in the direction of Bakhmut”, he indicated, while adding that “the data is being updated”. “Hit the occupier. Let’s win together. Our strength is in the truth,” he stressed.

On the other hand, in his daily balance of operations he highlighted that “the enemy carried out assaults in the areas of Novolugansk, Semihirya and Vuhlehirska -all of them located in the surroundings of Bajmut–, without success, for which reason it withdrew “.

It has also reported artillery attacks on positions around Sloviansk, Donetsk, Avdiivka and Zaporizhia. “The enemy is trying to carry out an assault near Hrihorivka, where fighting continues. Our defenders successfully repelled assaults on Verjnokamianske, Spirne and Serebrianka,” he said, all around Donetsk.

The General Staff of the Ukrainian Army has also indicated that in the Kharkov region the Russian forces “try to prevent the advance of Ukrainian troops towards the state border.” “The enemy’s naval group continues to block civil shipping in the northwestern Black Sea,” he stressed.