Ukraine ready to evacuate from occupied Oleshky, Russia blocks humanitarian corridors – Lubinets
Ukraine is fully prepared to immediately begin the evacuation of civilians from the temporarily occupied city of Oleshky in Kherson region and to involve the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), but the Russian side is blocking all humanitarian initiatives, Ukrainian Parliament Commissioner for Human Rights Dmytro Lubinets stated on the air of the "Inter" TV channel.
According to the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Russia has suffered approximately 1,538,950 casualties in Ukraine since the full-scale invasion began on February 24, 2022. This figure includes 1,560 Russian casualties from the previous day, and the total also accounts for significant losses in key military assets such as tanks, armored vehicles, artillery systems, and aircraft.
While Ukraine has not disclosed its own casualties, Western estimates suggest Russia's losses are substantially higher, with the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) putting the ratio at around 2.5:1 or 2:1. Ukrainian officials have not provided a precise count of their own losses, citing operational secrecy, but estimates range from 500,000 to 600,000, with at least 55,000 killed in action according to President Volodymyr Zelensky.
Brief written by urgent.news from Kyiv Independent's own syndicated text. Machine-written — may contain errors; check the original before relying on it.
This story
This is one outlet's version. Read the fullest account.
- General Staff: Russia has lost 1,538,950 troops in Ukraine since Feb. 24, 2022 kyivindependent.com
