Russian invasion

Russian invasionPutin's Russia
Unusual statement from the new defense minister: Wants to see "minimal losses"

Russia's incoming defense minister Andrey Beluosov surprised by addressing the Russian losses in his first speech before parliament on Tuesday, writes Reuters.

- The main task, of course, is to continue to win and ensure that the military-political goals that the president set for the special military operation are achieved, he said and continued:

- Regarding this, I want to emphasize in particular: with minimal human losses.

Moscow keeps the number of dead soldiers a secret and rarely mentions them, according to AFP.

The latest official death toll was published in September 2022 and was 5,937. According to a review by the BBC and Russian independent Mediazona, over 50,000 Russian soldiers have died during the two-year invasion.
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The Russian invasion. The outside world's response
Blinken makes an unannounced visit to Kyiv

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken is in Kyiv to meet Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and other high-ranking people, reports AFP. Blinken and Zelenskyj will discuss developments in the war and show continued American support during the unannounced visit.

Recently, the United States approved a support package for Ukraine of around 60 billion dollars, after a long political conflict in the United States.

According to AFP sources, Blinken is expected to give a speech later on Tuesday.