Ukraine publishes Russian casualty figures

“Russian forces appear to have transferred several anti-aircraft missile systems to Snake Island in the western Black Sea. That includes a number of systems such as SA-15 and SA-22. It seems that these weapons will provide air defense for Russian warships operating near Snake Island,” Al Jazeera news agency quoted a statement published by the British Ministry of Defense this morning (June 6).

“Russian activities on Snake Island contribute to efforts to blockade the coast Ukraineas well as hindering the resumption of trade, including grain exports by the Kiev government,” the statement added.

According to the statement, fighting in the city of Severodonetsk “remains intense, and Russian forces continue to head towards the city of Slavyansk to close the encirclement of the Ukrainian army”.

Russia has not yet responded to the British intelligence statement.

Ukraine publishes Russian casualty figures

The statement published by the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine today (June 6) shows that the number of soldiers Russia The death toll since the fighting began has reached more than 31,250 people.

“The Russian army also lost 1,386 tanks; 2,400 armored vehicles; 690 howitzers; 209 multiple rocket launchers; 551 cruise missiles; 96 air defense systems; 221 fighter jets; 176 helicopters and 13 warships of all kinds,” Al Jazeera news agency quoted the Ukrainian Defense Ministry’s statement as saying.

Currently, Al Jazeera and many other independent news agencies have not been able to verify the figures released by Ukrainian authorities.

German intelligence predicts hostilities in Donbass

“The analysts of the German Federal Intelligence Service (BND) fear that the resistance of the Ukrainian army in the Donbass region will be broken in the next 4-5 weeks. Although the Russian military is fighting at a much slower rate than at the beginning of the war, it is able to capture small parts of Ukraine on a day-to-day basis. Expectedly, the army Russia can control the entire Donbass region next August,” the RT news agency quoted the BND report as writing.

Russian and Ukrainian officials have not yet commented on the German intelligence report.

Tuan Tran