"The enemy is trying to continue the offensive against the city of Kharkiv, the city of Lozovaya, trying to encircle Kharkiv from the west, but is suffering catastrophic losses in equipment and manpower.
Now the pace is very slow from this offensive, which will soon have to be taken in quotes," Arestovich told a briefing.
He also said earlier that Russian army losses on March 2 were 2,500 troops and nearly 1,700 vehicles, Alexei Arestovich, an adviser to the head of the Office of the President, said.
"Yesterday 2.5 thousand (Russian military) were killed tentatively. Tanks - 217 units, armored vehicles (BMPs and APCs) - 900 units, artillery systems - 90 units, multiple launch rocket systems ("Uragan", "Grad" ", "Smerch") - 42 units, air defense means - 11 units, aircraft 30 units. (information is being verified), helicopters - 31 pcs. (information more exact), 374 vehicles, 2 boats, 60 fuel tanks, 3 UAVs," said Arestovich during the briefing on Thursday.
