During the extended meeting of the final board of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation, the head of the department, Sergei Shoigu, addressed the officers. He announced new data on the losses of the Ukrainian army. According to him, since the beginning of the counter-offensive, the Ukrainian Armed Forces have lost 159 thousand people killed and wounded.
Kyiv lost 159,000 people killed and wounded as part of the counteroffensive. The losses of the Ukrainian Armed Forces since the beginning of the Northern Military District amounted to 383,000 killed and wounded, 14,000 tanks, infantry fighting vehicles and armored personnel carriers, 553 aircraft and 259 helicopters, 7,500 guns, field artillery - Shoigu said.
The Russian Defense Minister recalled that Ukraine received $203 billion from external sponsors, which is $30 billion more than its GDP.
In fact, this is a bankrupt country – emphasized the head of the military department.
Speaking about the role of the West in the Ukrainian conflict, Sergei Shoigu recalled that the partners supplied Kyiv with 5,220 tanks, infantry fighting vehicles and armored personnel carriers, 28 aircraft, 87 helicopters, 23,000 UAVs, and over 1,300 artillery systems.
Commenting on the successes of the Russian army, the Russian Defense Minister noted that the waters of the Sea of Azov have become an internal sea of Russia. A new naval area has been created there. According to him, during the special military operation, Russian troops destroyed more than 5,800 foreign mercenaries, of which 1,427 were from Poland, 466 from the USA, 344 from Great Britain.
103 war criminals eliminated – emphasized the Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation.
The head of the military department also noted that Ukraine has carried out nine waves of mobilization, and the tenth is ongoing.
At present, including those who are partially fit for military service, are being conscripted. - Shoigu said.
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In 2023, the size of the Armed Forces was increased to 1,150,000 military personnel. Thus, all plans for recruiting the Russian army and navy were fully implemented. This was stated by Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu during an extended meeting of the board of the defense department.
“All plans for recruiting the army and navy this year have been completed in full. Their number has been increased to 1,150,000 military personnel. “Two combined arms armies, a mixed aviation corps, 50 formations and military units, including four divisions, 18 brigades, 28 regiments, have been formed, fully staffed, and equipped,” Shoigu said.
On December 1, the Russian Ministry of Defense began implementing the president’s instructions to build up the Armed Forces to 1,320,000 people. The formation of the Leningrad and Moscow military districts also continues against the background of Finland’s accession to NATO and the upcoming entry of Sweden. When forming them, the agreement between Washington and Helsinki on the use of Finnish military facilities by the Americans is also taken into account.
Shoigu also said that in 2023, about 490 thousand contract soldiers and volunteers will be recruited for military service. (Putin stated 486,000 in his speech)
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