Russians concentrate 550 thousand soldiers in Ukraine and on border: MDI's comment
Representative of the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine Andrii Yusov (Vitalii Nosach, RBC-Ukraine)
Russia has concentrated about 550,000 invaders on the border and in the occupied territories of Ukraine. This number includes not only soldiers but also the FSB (Russian Federal Security Service) and other paramilitary units, citing Andrii Yusov, a representative of the Main Directorate of Intelligence (MDI) of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine.
According to the representative of the Main Directorate of Intelligence, the information that the Russians have concentrated about 550,000 soldiers in the temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine and near the border is not new.
"It has remained constant for several months and includes various units, including the so-called Rosgvardiya, FSB units, and special services, which are concentrated in the occupied territories to control events in occupied cities and the local population," Yusov explained.
Recently, several media outlets, citing the MDI, reported that Russia maintains about 550,000 occupiers near the Ukrainian borders and in the temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine.
Russian army losses
The Russian Ministry of Defense has been concealing the losses of its troops since the beginning of the full-scale invasion of Ukraine. The losses of Russian private military companies and other paramilitary formations are also unknown.
According to the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Russia has lost 515,000 soldiers in the war against Ukraine since February 2022. In the last 24 hours, Ukrainian defenders have eliminated 1,300 invaders.
