Ukraine: Residential building in Zelensky’s hometown engulfed by flames after deadly strike
Russia is losing a “staggering” 900 soldiers a day, Ukraine has claimed ahead of a critical Nato meeting this week where Kyiv will urge the West to greenlight delivery of fighter jets for its ongoing counteroffensive.
The heavy Russian losses were seen over the past week as the Ukrainian army advanced across several points along the frontline, Yuriy Sak, a key adviser to Ukraine’s ministry of defence, told The Independent.
But the situation is also not easy for the Ukrainian fighters, he said. “The Russians continue to have command of the air, they have air superiority along the frontline lines.
“Had we had F-16s, by now the situation would have been different,” the official said.
This comes as Ukraine’s deputy defence minister Hanna Maliar said that the Ukrainian forces had taken back seven villages opening up 90 sq kms of land in the past week alone.
Meanwhile, Russian president Vladimir Putin said that if necessary Moscow would use weapons with depleted uranium in response to reports that the United States would supply such weapons to Ukraine.
