More than 450,000 Russian troops have been killed or wounded since Putin launched his invasion of Ukraine two years ago, Britain’s armed forces minister reveals

More than 450,000 Russian troops have been killed or injured since Vladimir Putin launched his invasion of Ukraine just over two years ago, the British Armed Forces Secretary has revealed.

Tory minister Leo Docherty, in response to a question from Labor MP John Healey, added that “tens of thousands of others have already deserted since the start of the conflict”, although he said the British intelligence community did not know how many of those killed in the had served prison time. Russian PMCs.

Docherty, who represents Aldershot, said ‘more than 10,000 Russian armored vehicles’ had been destroyed.

This included 3,000 main battle tanks, 109 fixed-wing aircraft, 136 helicopters, 346 unmanned aerial vehicles and 23 naval vessels of all classes.

In addition, more than 1,500 artillery systems have been destroyed, abandoned or captured by Ukraine.

Tory minister Leo Docherty added in response to a question from Labor MP John Healey that ‘tens of thousands of others have already deserted since the conflict began’

More than 1,500 artillery systems have been destroyed, abandoned or captured by Ukraine.

Despite significant military victories, NATO countries have not delivered on time what they promised to Ukraine, the alliance’s head said on Monday, allowing Russia to press its advantage as Kiev’s depleted forces wait for military supplies from the US and Europe.

“Serious delays in aid have had serious consequences for Ukraine,” NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said at a news conference in Kiev with President Volodymyr Zelensky.

Ukrainian forces are outgunned and struggling to repel Russian advances on the battlefield.

They were recently forced to make a tactical withdrawal from three villages in the east, where Kremlin forces have made increasing gains, Ukraine’s army chief said on Sunday.

The Russian Defense Ministry claimed on Monday that its forces had also captured the village of Semenivka.

‘The lack of ammunition allowed the Russians to advance along the front line.

Ukrainian gunman Vasyl Zozulia fires the cannon as soldiers of the 95th Brigade of the Ukrainian Army fire 105mm artillery shells from a British-made L119 howitzer at Russian positions

A Ukrainian soldier is seen as Ukrainian soldiers of the 80th Brigade move along the front line

Ukrainian soldiers of the 80th brigade fire artillery at Russian positions in the direction of Bakhmut

The lack of air defense has allowed more Russian missiles to hit their targets, and the lack of deep strike capabilities has allowed the Russians to concentrate more forces,” Stoltenberg said.

Kiev’s Western partners have repeatedly vowed to support Ukraine “for as long as necessary.”

But vital US military aid has been held up for six months by political disagreements in Washington, and European production of military hardware has not kept up with demand. Ukraine’s own production of heavy weapons is only now beginning to gain ground.

Now Ukraine and its Western partners are rushing to deploy critical new military aid that could help stem the slow and costly but steady Russian advance in eastern areas and thwart drone and missile attacks.

Zelenskyy said new Western supplies have been arriving, but slowly. “This process must be accelerated,” he said at the press conference with Stoltenberg.

Although the 900-kilometer (560-mile) front line has moved little since the war began, Kremlin forces have advanced in recent weeks, especially in the Donetsk region, using huge numbers and massive firepower to crush defensive positions.