(Dan Tri) – Russian Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu said Ukrainian forces have lost more than 80,000 troops since the beginning of the year.

Russian Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu (Photo: Reuters).

`Since January, the Ukrainian armed forces have lost more than 80,000 troops, 14,000 units of various weapons, including more than 1,200 tanks and other armored fighting vehicles,` Russian Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu

According to Mr. Shoigu, from January until now, despite Kiev’s lack of success on the battlefield, Ukraine’s leadership `still tries to convince Western sponsors of its ability to fight the Russian army.`

Minister Shoigu said that to achieve the above goal, Kiev `used terrorism and long-range attacks on Russian territory, targeting civilians.`

According to Minister Shoigu, the Russian armed forces carried out 192 missile and drone attacks on energy and military facilities in Ukraine in March in response to Kiev’s attacks.

`Our armed forces responded to the actions of Ukrainian forces,` Mr. Shoigu stated.

Minister Shoigu confirmed that in March alone, the Russian army carried out 190 group attacks and two large-scale attacks on Ukraine using precision weapons and drones, targeting

Russia’s Defense Minister said the country’s armed forces gained control of five regions in March. Meanwhile, Ukraine’s armed forces are trying to gain a foothold on certain lines after

`After the failure of the counterattack, the enemy is trying to occupy certain lines and positions but has not achieved any goals in any direction,` Mr. Shoigu emphasized.

Previously, according to Ukrainian statistics in February, since the conflict began, Russian casualties reached 407,240 people.

At a press conference on February 25, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said 31,000 Ukrainian soldiers were killed in the conflict with Russia.

According to experts, it is currently impossible to verify the true number of casualties on both sides.

Frederik Mertens, an analyst at The Hague Center for Strategic Studies, said Ukraine may have suffered many casualties in the first summer of total war, before more Western aid arrived and

According to news agency Newsweek, the above numbers do not tell the entire war situation.