Ursula von der Leyen voiced dubious information without specifying where she got it from.
The video with the statement of the head of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen about the incredible losses of the Ukrainian army in the war started by Russia was removed from Twitter.
Instead, a redacted video was published, which only talks about estimates of economic losses. As reported, losses from Russian aggression increased from 385 to 600 billion euros.
We will remind you that the head of the European Commission estimated the losses of the Armed Forces of Ukraine at 100,000 servicemen, without clarifying where she got this information from. She also reported that the war took the lives of more than 20,000 peaceful Ukrainians,
It was these dubious data that later “disappeared” from her statement, also without any explanation.
The European Commission assessed the losses of the Armed Forces: Zelensky reacted
The representative of the President of Ukraine, Serhii Nikiforov, said that the information about the losses of the Armed Forces is “sensitive”, so it can only be announced by the Commander-in-Chief, the Minister of Defense or the President himself.
“We asked the European Commission where von der Leyen got the information,” he said, Suspilne reports.
The first version of the video statement of the head of the European Commission:
Edited video:
The European Commission assessed the losses of the Armed Forces: the reaction of the General Staff
As the head of the Public Relations Department of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Bohdan Senyk stated, the General Staff cannot announce the losses of the Ukrainian army in a full-scale war against Russia.
“We cannot confirm this figure, we emphasize that the losses of the Ukrainian army are official information and are subject to restrictions on publication. At the same time, if what the head of the European Commission announced will allow the aggressor country to be brought to justice, we can only support actions that will contribute to legal punishment for those who perpetrated the genocide of the Ukrainian people. It is necessary to do everything so that all those responsible for the losses of civilian and military citizens of Ukraine are brought to justice,” said Bohdan Senyk, “UP” reports.
Losses of Russia in Ukraine
As reported by the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, since the beginning of the full-scale invasion, Russia has lost 88,880 servicemen in Ukraine. In the last day alone, the Ukrainian military destroyed 500 Russian invaders.
Also, the Russian Federation decreased: tanks – 2,914, armored combat vehicles – 5,872, artillery systems – 1,902, operational-tactical UAVs – 1,562.