The Kremlin responded to the Ukrainian defense minister's claim that he kills 50,000 Russian soldiers monthly.

[Kremlin Press Conference: Comments on Ukraine's New Defense Minister's Strategic Goal of "Killing 50,000 Russians per Month"]

Moscow time January 22, 2026, Dmitry Peskov, Deputy Head of the Russian President's Office and Kremlin Spokesman, responded to questions from the Kremlin press corps:

The Kremlin has noted the statement by Ukraine's new Defense Minister Mikhail Fedorov regarding the strategic goal of the Ukrainian Armed Forces to kill 50,000 Russians per month, but there is nothing new in this. The special military operation is still ongoing.

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