Battle of Day 354: Russia suffers biggest casualties since the beginning of the campaign?

Kiev [Ukraine], February 13: Based on intelligence, the British Ministry of Defense calculates that in the past two weeks Russia is likely to suffer the highest number of casualties since the beginning of the war in Ukraine.
Both Russia and Ukraine suffered serious losses
Updating the report on Twitter, the British Ministry of Defense also cited statistics from the Office of the General Staff of the Ukrainian Army, which said that in the past week, Russia lost an average of 824 soldiers a day, four times higher. times that of the data recorded in the most severe period from June to July 2022
Ukraine also recorded a high casualty rate, but did not make the figures public.
The British Ministry of Defense said that while it was not possible to verify Ukraine's calculation method, the above figure is likely to reflect reality on the battlefield.
The reasons for the increased Russian losses included a lack of professionally trained personnel, coordination and resources along the front lines. This is clearly reflected in the Vuhledar and Bakhmut cases , as reported by the British military.
Russia continues to approach Bakhmut
While the Russian military has not commented on the above information, YevegenyPrigozhin, founder of the private military company Wagner believed to provide mercenary forces to Russia, on the same day claimed to have control of the village of Krasnaya Gora. Krasna Hora) near the city of Bakhmut .
"The Krasnaya Gora site was controlled by PMC Wagner's attack units today," TASS quoted Prigozhin's announcement on Telegram, along with many verified photos and videos. Denis Pushilin, leader of the pro-Russian separatists in Donetsk, previously said fighting had spread to just outside Bakhmut.
Regarding the above developments, General ValeriyZaluzhnyi, Chief of the General Staff of the Ukrainian army, said that Russia deploys about 50 attacks a day in Donetsk.
"Heavy fighting continues in the Vuhledar and Maryinka regions," General Zaluzhnyi said after a phone call with General Mark Milley, chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff.
"We still have quite a strong defense. In some areas of the front line, we have regained previously lost positions and gained a foothold," said General Zaluzhnyi.
How many weapons did Ukraine lose?
Major General Igor Konashenkov, spokesman for the Russian Defense Ministry, said on February 12 that Russian forces neutralized more than 250 Ukrainian soldiers in the direction of Donetsk within 24 hours.
General Konashenkov added that the Russian units also destroyed an infantry fighting vehicle, two M777 artillery systems and an M109 Paladin cannon all manufactured by the US, as well as several self-propelled guns and anti-tank guns.
Russia also blew up a Ukrainian ammunition stockpile near the settlement of Belogorovka in Lugansk.
Nearly a year since the start of the war, the Russian Ministry of Defense reported that its forces destroyed 384 combat aircraft, 207 helicopters, 3,105 unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), 7,840 tanks and armored vehicles, and 1,015 multiple launch systems, 4,073 artillery and mortar systems, as well as 8,350 special enemy military vehicles.
Ukraine has not commented on the information.
Britain promotes arms production on Ukrainian territory
After the visit to London and Paris of Ukrainian President VolodymyrZelensky on February 8, The Telegraph newspaper, citing sources familiar with the matter, revealed that Britain is promoting its ability to produce weapons and military vehicles on Ukrainian territory.
The newspaper reported that many British defense industry executives had come to Kyiv to discuss plans to establish a joint venture to produce weapons and military vehicles in Ukraine.
Manufacturers from other European countries also participated in similar negotiations. The Telegraph quoted an executive as saying the parties were making progress to put Britain at the forefront of this effort.
When receiving Ukraine's president in London, British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak assured that "nothing is impossible" when it comes to the possibility of supplying Ukraine with fighters in the war with Russia. The UK will launch a program to train Ukrainian pilots to fly fighters according to the standards of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO).
Before the information from the British Prime Minister's Office, the TASS news agency cited the warning of the Russian embassy in London that any package of British fighter deliveries to Ukraine would have serious military and political consequences.
Source: ThanhNien Newspaper