2023-06-16 15:21:43
Russia and Ukraine
Putin revealed that the losses of the Ukrainian army during the implementation of the counterattack exceeded the losses of the Russian army by more than 10 times
Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Friday that the counter-offensive by Ukrainian forces had “no chance” of success.
Putin said before the economic forum held in St. Petersburg: “Ukrainian forces do not have any chance there or in other regions.”
The Russian President added: “While we are talking now, there is an attempt by the Ukrainian army on the Vrimivsk axis, the enemy is trying to attack a number of areas using several units supported by 5 tanks, and on the Zaporizhia axis also with the support of two tanks and a few armored vehicles, when they reached the first line they lost a few Tanks, the battle is taking place at these moments,” quoting the Russian “TASS” agency.
Russian President: The losses of the Ukrainian army are greater
Putin revealed that the losses of the Ukrainian army during the implementation of the counterattack exceeded the losses of the Russian army by more than 10 times, noting that the losses of Kiev from tanks exceeded 186 tanks.
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“Their losses are really big, more than 10 to 1 compared to the losses of the Russian army,” Putin said.
Speaking regarding the Ukrainian army’s losses of equipment, Putin commented: “The losses in equipment are increasing every day. To date, the Ukrainian army has lost 186 tanks and 418 armored vehicles of various models.”
The Russian president indicated that the Poles want to restore the western parts of Ukraine and are gradually moving towards it.
“The Poles have their own goals. They dream of restoring western Ukraine. It seems that they are moving towards that gradually,” Putin said during a discussion at the plenary session of the St. Petersburg Forum.
Putin stated that his Jewish friends consider Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky “a disgrace to the Jewish people.” He explained: “I have many Jewish friends from childhood, they say that Zelensky is not a Jew, but rather a disgrace to the Jewish people. This is not a joke, because the neo-Nazis, Hitler’s successors, sat on the platform of Ukraine as if they were heroes.”
Putin: We destroyed Leopard tanks
Putin revealed the destruction of a number of Leopard tanks on Thursday and Friday, noting that if Kiev is provided with F-16 fighters, the same fate will await it.
Putin said: “They are studying options to provide Kiev with planes. There are attempts on one axis to attack with two companies supported by 5 tanks, and on another axis, regarding a company and a half supported by two tanks. The tanks are burning. A few tanks were destroyed, including the Leopard tanks. It was like that yesterday.” Also, the Leopards are destroyed, they’re on fire, and so will the F-16s, there’s no doubt regarding that.”
Putin: We do not need to use nuclear weapons
Putin made it clear that Russia will use all means in the event of a threat to the existence of the Russian state.
In response to a question regarding the possibility of assuming the use of nuclear weapons, he said: “The use of extreme means is possible if there is a threat to the Russian state, and in this case, of course, we will use all the forces and means at the disposal of the Russian state.”
He stated that “Russia does not need to use nuclear weapons,” noting that “the United States is the only country in the world that has used nuclear weapons once morest a non-nuclear country.”
Russian President Putin described the attempts to harm the Kremlin and the attacks on Belgorod province as “an attempt to provoke us into a response.”
In the latest field developments, the Ukrainian Air Force announced that 12 Russian “Kinjal” and Caliber missiles were shot down in the attack that targeted the capital, Kiev. The Ukrainian Air Force said that its forces destroyed 6 “Kinjal” hypersonic missiles, six “Caliber” missiles, and two reconnaissance drones.
The head of the military administration in Kiev, Sergei Popko, said that all these projectiles were intercepted over the capital’s area, and that the attack coincided with the visit of an African delegation to Ukraine to mediate the conflict, which was forced to take cover in a shelter to escape the bombing.
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