Ukraine refuses to surrender under the merciless onslaught of the Russian army. Fighting and explosions at several points became a common sight in the Ukrainian capital Kiev. Amid the onslaught of Russia, the Ukrainian military made a big claim to defend its position.
Reported by Mirror.uk, Ukraine on Saturday claimed that they have now destroyed a total of 14 Russian aircraft, 102 tanks and more in their defense against the Russian invasion. The Ukrainian army also claims to have killed more than 3,500 Russian invaders.
The big claim was made on the unofficial Twitter account @ArmedForcesUkr, which supports the Ukrainian armed forces. The statement was supported by the Ukrainian Ministry of Defense.
In its claim, the Ukrainian military has destroyed large numbers of Russian troops and their defensive artillery. According to a tweet by the page, the Ukrainian military claims to have destroyed 14 Russian aircraft, 8 helicopters, 102 tanks, 536 armored vehicles and 15 artillery systems.
He also claims to have killed 3,500 Russian soldiers and held another 200 as prisoners. The tweet was retweeted by the Ukrainian Ministry of Defense, to strengthen the legitimacy of the claim.
The casualties from Russia are likely to continue to grow and are greater than expected, as the Ukrainian Armed Forces put up a persistent fight across the country. The combination of Ukrainian-trained troops and armed civilians has managed to prevent attacks in many areas controlled by Vladimir Putin's forces about 19 miles from the center of Kiev.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in the posted video continues to call on his people to never give up in defending his country's freedom from the clutches of Russia.
"I am here, we are not lying, we will protect our country. This is our land, our country, our children, and we will defend them," he said.
Earlier on Friday, 27 February, the Ukrainian Ministry of Defense claimed that its armed forces inflicted about 800 casualties on the Russian troops, further claiming that more than 30 of their tanks, seven planes and six helicopters were destroyed during the fighting.
Ukraine's 83 military facilities, including 11 air bases The huge claim from Ukraine now comes amid a growing Russian-led movement in the region Zelensky said "weapons and equipment are on their way" for Ukraine.
While Russia's Defense Ministry has yet to report a single war casualty from the invasion, according to a CNN review of the news release. The Russian report lists only the loss of military equipment on the part of the Ukrainians, from what they call 'special military operations'.