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Russia Loses 64 Artillery Systems and 82 Vehicles in a Day: Kyiv

June 7, 2024


Russian forces lost 64 artillery systems and 82 vehicles over the past day, Ukraine’s Ministry of Defense said.

A post on X (formerly Twitter) on Friday from the ministry’s official page reported the figures, which include the loss of 64 artillery systems, 6 tanks, 20 armored personnel vehicles (APVs) and 56 vehicles and fuel tanks.

These latest losses bring the total number of Russian losses of artillery, APVs, and tanks since February 24, 2022 to 13,407, 15,096, and 7,834 respectively.

The post said the data came from reports of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

Newsweek contacted both the Russian and Ukrainian defense ministries for comment via email.

Russia does not publicize its military losses, and military analysts are skeptical of reports published by both Ukraine and Russia.

Alongside the infographic shared on X Friday was a quote attributed to ancient Greek playwright Sophocles which read: “Our happiness depends on wisdom all the way.”

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Ukrainian gunner Vasyl Zozulia fires the gun, as soldiers of the Ukraine Army’s 95th Brigade fire 105mm artillery shells from a British-made L119 howitzer at Russian positions in the Lyman direction on February 18, 2024….


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The latest figures come after Russian President Vladimir Putin issued a rare statement on casualty and prisoner-of-war figures earlier in the week.

“I can tell you that our losses, particularly irretrievable losses, are certainly significantly smaller than those of the opposite party,” he noted, according to the state-run Tass news agency.

The outlet also reported that Putin said Kiev’s “irretrievable” losses were five-times higher than Moscow’s.

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France’s President Emmanuel Macron greets Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky and Ukrainian President’s wife Olena Zelenska upon their arrival to attend the International commemorative ceremony at Omaha Beach marking the 80th anniversary of the World War…


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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky arrived in France on Thursday to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the Allied Forces landing in Normandy.

He was joined by several world leaders, including French President Emmanuel Macron and U.S. President Joe Biden.

“Allies defended Europe’s freedom then, and Ukrainians do so now. Unity prevailed then, and true unity can prevail today,” he said.

Macron announced on Thursday that Ukraine’s Air Force can expect new aircraft to assist in its war effort against Russia.

“Tomorrow we will launch a new cooperation and announce the transfer of Mirage 2000-5 fighter jets to Ukraine made by French manufacturer Dassault and train their Ukrainian pilots in France,” he told French TV towards the end of the day’s ceremonies.

Macron made Thursday’s announcement amid a backdrop of increasingly sour relations between Paris and Moscow.

He has been a keen advocate for Western support for Ukraine within NATO.

This week, Russian authorities said a French citizen had been arrested in Moscow on suspicion of collecting Russian military information, whilst in France, a Ukrainian-Russian man was arrested following an “explosion” in a hotel room.

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