11:06 – Dead, wounded.. What is the latest human toll of the war in Ukraine?
#Balance sheet After 35 days of war in Ukraine, the human toll continues to grow. Dead, injured, refugees… The Internet user takes stock of the figures given by the various authorities.
- According to Ukraine, 17,300 Russian soldiers have been killed since the start of the war, it was announced on Wednesday. On Friday, Russia said it had lost 1,300 men.
- The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees has indicated that the bar of 4 million Ukrainian refugees in the world has been crossed.
- In a statement released on Sunday, nearly 1,200 civilians were killed in one month according to the UN.
10:42 – The Russian army, a step back to restock?
Would Russia backtrack to come back better? This is what the British Ministry of Defense suggests. In its daily update on the situation in Ukraine, it is stated that “Russian units are suffering heavy losses and have been forced to return to Belarus and Russia to reorganize and resupply”, which, for the British, “demonstrates the difficulties that Russia is having in reorganizing its units in the forward areas of Ukraine.”
10:17 – Shelling in the Donbass
In the early morning, this Wednesday, several bombings were recorded in the Donbass, this region of eastern Ukraine partly controlled by pro-Russians and on which Vladimir Putin wishes to concentrate his action. The towns of Lisichansk, Marinka, Novomikhailovka, Avdeevka and Krasnohorivka were hit. The human toll is not yet known.
10:05 – Rockets shot down over kyiv
During the night, several rockets were also shot down over kyiv and its suburbs, announced an adviser to the Ukrainian Minister of Foreign Affairs.
10:02 – Two towns in northern Ukraine bombarded overnight
Russian strikes hit the cities of Chernihiv and Nizhyn in northern Ukraine overnight from Tuesday to Wednesday, the head of the regional military administration said. “Civil infrastructure again destroyed, libraries, shopping centers and other facilities destroyed, many houses,” he wrote, without specifying any human toll.
09:39 – 17,300 Russian soldiers killed since the start of the war according to Ukraine
According to a report provided by the Ukrainian army on Wednesday, 17,300 Russian soldiers have been killed since the start of the war. Certainly knowingly inflated data. On Friday, Russia announced that it had lost 1,351 men.
09:34 – Ukrainian president skeptical of Russian withdrawal announcements
While Russia announced Tuesday to reduce its military activities in Ukraine, President Volodymyr Zelensky said he was skeptical of Moscow’s statements. “The so-called ‘withdrawal of troops’ is probably a rotation of individual units, which aims to deceive the military command of the Ukrainian Armed Forces”, he judges, therefore expecting a new offensive by Vladimir’s men. Putin.