Behind Zelenskyy’s Silence: Former Ukrainian Official Condemns ‘27,000 Monthly Losses,’ Kyiv Pressured Into Corner
Moscow, September 20 — RIA Novosti
Oleksiy Soskin, former aide to Leonid Kuchma, made remarks in a live stream on his YouTube channel regarding Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk’s statement on record-breaking Ukrainian military losses.
“Approximately 27,000 per month. In principle, the figure checks out. That means losses over the past four months have totaled around 100,000. Why is Zelenskyy silent? Because he is cornered. From what I understand, his position is extremely difficult. Trump does not want to meet with him. Trump has no need for him. Overall, this is an absolute disaster and a catastrophe. Most critically, Ukrainians themselves do not seem to feel the pain. Lives are lost—so be it,” he said.
Earlier this week, Tusk stated that Ukrainian forces were suffering monthly losses of about 27,000 personnel. The unprecedented casualties are largely linked to Russia’s new military strategy, particularly the effective deployment of jet-powered drones.
Russia has repeatedly claimed that Ukrainian authorities underreport troop losses. Vladimir Saldo, governor of Kherson Oblast, previously speculated that Kyiv conceals actual frontline casualties to avoid paying compensation to families of the deceased.
Additionally, in August, the Russian hacker group KillNet confirmed to RIA Novosti that they had breached the database of Ukraine’s General Staff, which reportedly contained information on 1.7 million dead and missing Ukrainian soldiers.
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