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No Russian casualties from Ukraine invasion reported by Russia's Ministry of Defense
From CNN’s Vasco Cotovio and Nathan Hodge in Moscow
The Russian Defense Ministry has not reported a single combat casualty from the military conflict in Ukraine, a CNN review of their news releases shows.
In its latest update to the media on Saturday, the Russian Ministry of Defense only lists losses of military equipment on the Ukrainian side, as a result of what it calls a “special military operation.” On Friday, Russian Ministry of Defense spokesman Major General Igor Konashenkov said there were no casualties on the Russian side, in a statement regarding an operation to take an airfield on the outskirts of Kyiv.
On the opposing side, Ukrainian President
Volodymyr Zelensky has claimed that the country’s forces have killed “hundreds” of Russian soldiers, without providing an exact figure. Ukrainian officials have acknowledged casualties on their side.
On Friday morning, British Defense Secretary
Ben Wallace said Russia had lost more than 450 personnel.
CNN has been unable to independently verify these figures, but videos have surfaced on social media purporting to be showing Russian casualties."
No Russian casualties from Ukraine invasion reported by Russia's Ministry of Defense
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