According to Selenskyj, the number of victims in Russia is six times higher than in Ukraine

The ratio of losses of Ukrainian and Russian soldiers in this phase of the war is one to six, said President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in an interview with the Philadelphia Inquirer on June 30.

“In fact, they (the Russian armed forces) have much more men, and in fact we care more about our people. We will not have more men (on the battlefield) than Russia,” Zelensky said.

Zelensky added that the ratio used to be one to four, but now it is six to one, considering the situation in the directions of the cities. Pokrovsk And Kharkiv.

Russia has lost over 540,000 soldiers in Ukraine since the beginning of large-scale invasion in February 2022, according to the Ukrainian General Staff. This number includes both dead and injured.

Through open source research, Mediazona, an independent Russian media company, together with BBC Russia, confirmed the names of 64,000 Russian soldiers killed since the start of the large-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine in February 2022.

The Kyiv Independent could not independently verify this data.

Zelensky said the war depends on technology and whoever is more advanced will win.

Zelensky spoke about how Ukraine can hold its own on the battlefield despite its smaller troop and weaponry strength, and called on the West to close any loopholes that allow Russia to evade sanctions over domestic drone and missile production.

It is also necessary to finance the domestic production of drones and missiles in Ukraine, he added.

Zelensky also stressed that Russia profits primarily from its oil and gas exports, which it uses to fuel its aggression in Ukraine.

“This is the most important thing and this is what we must focus on – not allowing sanctions to be circumvented, providing Ukraine with technological support and not being afraid of what will happen to Russia after (Vladimir) Putin. This is the main message,” Zelensky said.

NYT reports: In May, an average of over 1,000 Russian soldiers were killed or wounded every day in Ukraine

“May was a particularly deadly month for the Russian army in Ukraine,” the article said.