Zaluzhny: Ukraine destroys myth about ‘invincibility’ of Russian army

13.03.2022 22:39

Ukrinform

Ukraine has destroyed the myth about the "invincibility" of the Russian army. The enemy suffers serious losses in manpower and equipment.

"We have destroyed the myth about the 'invincibility' of the Russian army. They expected to conquer us in 48 hours. Stocks of food, fuel, and ammunition were made for three days utmost. But we stopped them and thwarted the plans of aggression. The enemy suffers serious losses in manpower and equipment," Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Valery Zaluzhny posted on Facebook.

He noted that this war proved how far Ukraine’s Armed Forces had advanced in recent years. "Today, the professionalism of the Russian army resembles ours as of the beginning of 2014," the Commander-in-Chief said, adding that the story about the "downed" Ukrainian Bayraktar drone is an illustrative example of "their military skills."

In particular, at 09:32 on Sunday in Kharkiv region, the air defense unit of the 6th Army of the Russian Armed Forces used TOR surface-to-air missile system to shoot down a Russian UAV which was advancing for reconnaissance in Kharkiv direction. At the same time, the Russian air defense forces reported on the destruction of the Bayraktar UAV of Ukraine’s Armed Forces to their leadership.

According to Zaluzhny, the investigation into the reasons for the disappearance of the Russian UAV proved the fact that it had been shot down by their own air defense unit, but the army command decided to hide this information.

"This is how the so-called ‘second strongest army in the world’ is fighting," said the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

As reported, the total combat losses of the enemy from February 24 to March 13, according to the General Staff of the Armed Forces, are approximately as follows: more than 12,000 soldiers, 374 tanks, 1,226 armored combat vehicles, 140 artillery systems, 62 MLRS, 34 air defense systems, 74 aircraft, 86 helicopters, 600 vehicles, 3 ships / boats, 60 fuel tanks, 7 UAVs of operational and tactical level. Data are being clarified as the calculation complicated by the high intensity of hostilities.