Poland ready to take in at least 10,000 injured Ukrainian soldiers

Poland ready to take in at least 10,000 injured Ukrainian soldiers
April 19, 2022, 12:53 pm

Ukrainian 93rd brigade (File photo: Euromaidan Press)

The US news reported, citing Reuters, the Polish prime minister said on Tuesday (Apr 19) that Poland's health service has capacity to treat at least 10,000 injured Ukrainian soldiers, as Russia launches a new offensive in eastern Ukraine.

Mateusz Morawiecki told reporters during a visit to the western Ukrainian city of Lviv that Poland was already treating "several dozen" soldiers and was prepared to take in more.

He said: "We are ready to take in at least 10,000 (soldiers), if necessary. We are doing everything to take in and treat all injured soldiers from Ukraine."

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy on Friday (Apr 15) told CNN that between 2,500 to 3,000 Ukrainian troops have died so far in the war with Russia and another 10,000 have been injured.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy visits the town of Bucha, after it was liberated from Russian Army, on April 04, 2022. Photograph: Anadolu Agency/Getty Images

Morawiecki was visiting Lviv to open a Polish-funded "container town" built to provide temporary accommodation for 300-350 refugees in portable cabins.

As far as the Russian troops, as of Sunday (Apr 17), they have lost 2,002 armoured combat vehicles and 148 UAVs since the beginning of the war, the Ukrainian army said.

Russian troops lost over 2,000 aarmoured combat vehicles, 148 UAVs since war began

The total combat losses of the Russian forces between February 24 and April 17 comprise approximately: 20,300 military personnel, 773 tanks, 2,002 armoured combat vehicles, 376 artillery systems, 127 multiple rocket launchers, 66 units of air defence equipment, 165 planes, 146 helicopters, 1,471 automotive equipment and eight ships/boats, General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine said in a Facebook post.

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Further, as per the post, the Russian forces have also lost 76 fuel tanks, 148 operational-tactical UAVs, 27 units of special equipment and four operational-tactical missile systems.

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