Ukraine’s Defense Ministry claims roughly 15,300 Russian troops have been killed since Feb. 24, while Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said he was unable to comment on the incident, APA reports citing CNBC.
In an update posted on Telegram, the ministry said 509 tanks, 1,556 armored combat vehicles, and 252 artillery systems are among Russia’s military losses through to March 22.
CNBC has not been able to independently verify these figures.
Russia reported on March 2 that 498 of its armed forces had been killed in the fighting. Moscow has not since provided an official update.
The pro-Kremlin Russian newspaper Komsomolskaya Pravda reported Monday, citing Russia’s Defense Ministry, that 9,861 Russian soldiers had died since the beginning of the war. It has since deleted the article.
The newspaper’s Kremlin correspondent said Tuesday that the newspaper was hacked and a false story was published on its site.
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