The Russian Federation sacrifices 400 soldiers in exchange for one square km of Ukrainian land - Umerov

This was stated by the Minister of Defense of Ukraine Rustem Umerov, the press service of the department said. During a speech at the 18th meeting of the Ramstein Defense Contact Group in the format, which is taking place in the online format on November 23, Umerov stressed that Russia had sent thousands of soldiers to death. "They sacrifice an average of 400 soldiers in exchange for one square kilometer of land. From the moment of our last meeting, Russia has lost more than 54,000 soldiers.

However, the enemy has an unlimited mobilization resource," he said. In addition, the Minister of Defense added that the enemy used more artillery shells than the Ukrainian forces, but despite the resources and advantages in the production of weapons, the Kremlin did not approach its strategic purposes. "The whole Russian military machine is working in full force to attack small Ukrainian villages.

At the same time, even with a six -time artillery, the enemy could not achieve at least some significant result," Umerov says. He also spoke about the "strategic" results of the enemy's offenses, in particular commented on the situation in Bakhmut and Marinka. "It is unlikely to be considered an achievement that the huge military industry of Russia, the whole army of the aggressor has fascinated the ruins of two cities - Bakhmut and Marinka all year long," the statement said.

Recall that recently in Ukrainian intelligence answered how long it took to restore the Russian army. In particular, in order to restore its potential, which was before the beginning of a full -scale invasion of the territory of Ukraine, the Russian Federation is required from 5 to 10 years. Also at the end of December, Ukraine first published the names of captives of the invaders, which the Russian Federation refused to exchange. The list includes the names of 200 military and their birth dates.