Ukrainian Forces Suffered Over 9,900 Casualties Last Week, Expert Claims
Quick Look
- Military expert Andrey Marochko reported that Ukrainian forces and foreign mercenaries sustained over 9,900 killed and wounded in the special military operation zone last week.
- The greatest losses were in the Dnepropetrovsk and Zaporozhye Regions, attributed to Russia's Battlegroup East.
AI-generated summary
Why It Matters
A military expert, Andrey Marochko, reported on the losses of Ukrainian armed forces and foreign mercenaries in the special military operation zone over the past week, citing data from the Russian Defense Ministry.
LUGANSK, July 13. /TASS/. The Ukrainian armed forces’ losses in the special military operation zone last week, including foreign mercenaries, amounted to over 9,900 killed and wounded, with the greatest damage on the enemy inflicted by Russia’s Battlegroup East units, military expert Andrey Marochko reported.
"The enemy’s medical and irreparable losses amounted to about 9,940 Ukrainian fighters and mercenaries. The greatest losses in manpower were inflicted on the Ukrainian armed forces in the area of responsibility of the Battlegroup East, operating in the Dnepropetrovsk and Zaporozhye Regions," he wrote on his VKontakte social media page, after analyzing data from the Russian Defense Ministry.
Marochko added that during the week, Russian forces also destroyed nearly 5,000 Ukrainian fixed-wing UAVs, two tanks, three multiple rocket launchers, 59 field artillery pieces, 38 electronic and counter-battery warfare stations, and over 570 different enemy combat vehicles.
Open Questions
- What is the source of Andrey Marochko's data?
- Can these figures be independently verified?
