Sybiga spoke about the losses of the Russians during the offensive in Donbass
Russia seeks to occupy as much Ukrainian territory as possible, realizing that eventually it will be forced to sit down at the negotiating table.
Over the past month, the losses of Russian troops in Ukraine have exceeded the number of dead Soviet soldiers in the 10-year war in Afghanistan.
This was stated by the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine Andrii Sybiga during the event dedicated to the 100th anniversary of the Faculty of International Relations of the Kyiv National University, NV correspondent reports.
According to official data, about 15,000 Soviet soldiers died in the war in Afghanistan.
“For these meters that they are trying to occupy, today they are the bloodiest, even compared to the Second World War,” said Sybiga.
Sybiga emphasized that the advance of Russian troops in the Donetsk region at such a high price demonstrates that for the Russian…