Russian troops lost over 2,000 armoured combat vehicles, 148 UAVs since war began
April 19, 2022, 5:58 am

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

Russians dropped bombs on 9-storey buildings in Borodianka and those people who were in the basements were buried alive (File photo: Euromaidan Press via Hromadske)

The We For News reported, the Ukrainian Army claimed that as of Sunday (Apr 17), the Russian troops have lost 2,002 armoured combat vehicles and 148 UAVs since the beginning of the war.

General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine claimed in a Facebook post that 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.

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.

Russian weapons (File photo: Facebook page)

On Saturday (Apr 16), Czech Foreign Minister Jan Lipavsky said that Russia has issued a warning to the Czech Republic not to transfer weaponry dating back to its Warsaw Pact alliance with the Soviet Union to third countries.

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In a related context, the Indian Air Force has decided to cancel plans to buy 48 more Mi-17V5 helicopters from Russia. The aim is to support the Make in India initiative in the Defence programme of Prime Minister Narendra Modi

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