The Russian president has once again reiterated that Kiev’s counteroffensive attempt has failed
Not only the Ukrainian military, but also foreign mercenaries are suffering a high level of casualties in Kiev’s counteroffensive, according to Russian President Vladimir Putin. He characterized the effort as a failure.
Since the assault kicked off in early June, Ukraine’s armed forces “have already lost more than 26,000 people,” Putin said during a meeting with his Belarusian counterpart Alexander Lukashenko in St. Petersburg on Sunday.
“As for the foreign mercenaries, they also suffer significant losses” during the counteroffensive, the Russian leader added.
Lukashenko suggested that flawed tactics were to blame, which involves “walking in groups.” Putin replied by saying it was “because of their stupidity.”
Moscow will make sure that “the public in the countries whose governments send people to the war zone” is aware of what is…