The Russian Defense Ministry said that 498 of son soldiers was dead in Ukraine since start of that of Moscow military transaction in the country, while 1,597 had been injured, RIA news the agency said Wednesday citing the ministry.
It was the first the time that Moscow had put a figure on its victims.
The Ministry also says that more more than 2,870 Ukrainians soldiers and “nationalists” had been killed and about 3,700 injured, according to Interfax. The figures could not be independently verified and there were no comment from Ukraine.
On the other hand, Ukraine’s state emergency service said earlier on Wednesday that Russia invasion of Ukraine killed more more than 2,000 Ukrainian civilians and destroyed hundreds of structures, including transport facilities, hospitals, kindergartens and homes.
“Children, women and defense forces are losing life every hour,” he said. in A declaration. Ten emergency responders were among the deadil wrote in a facebook post. The UN had already spoken of 142 civilian deaths.
Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered a dreaded operation invasion of Ukraine on Thusday. Since, more more than 400 fires caused “by enemy fire”were extinguished, according to the press release. The emergency service also says that 500 people were brought to safety.
Referring to ongoing attacks, he warned that “every hour costs lives of our children, women and defenders.”
Development of Russia invasion of Ukraine moved south city of Kherson on Wednesday, with Russia claimed control while Ukraine maintained that its forces were resisting.
“Russian military the units brought the center of Kherson region completely under control,” Russian Defense Ministry spokesman Igor Konashenkov said.
But Oleksiy Arestovich, a Ukrainian presidential adviser, dismissed that and said the fighting was continuing.
If Kherson fell, it would be the first regional capital that Russian troops have taken since invasion has begun last week. A Russian win there would be also make it more difficult for Ukrainian forces move personnel and supplies between east and west.
The seventh day of war had begun with reports of the city being surrounded and several civilians dead after trying to defend Kherson with gasoline bombs and other weapons.
