In the Russian army, the number of cases of refusal of Russian servicemen from military operations on the territory of Ukraine has increased. In particular, the invaders from the so-called Cossack detachment refuse to participate in the offensive due to the significant losses of the Russians near Vugledar in the Donetsk region.
This is reported in the summary of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on Facebook.
"In connection with the failure of the offensive and significant losses in manpower near Vugledar, the personnel of the volunteer, so-called Cossack detachment, which was attached to the 155th Marine Brigade of the Pacific Fleet of the Russian Federation, refuses to further participate in offensive actions," - it is stated in messages
Meanwhile, during February 22, the Defense Forces of Ukraine repelled about 90 enemy attacks. At the same time, the occupiers failed to attack in two directions.
The General Staff of the Armed Forces also published data on the losses of the Russian occupying forces over the past 24 hours and over the 364 days of the full-scale war.
TOTAL COMBAT LOSSES OF THE adversary FROM 24.02.22 TO 23.02.23 ARE APPROXIMATELY:
personnel - approximately 145,850 (+790) people were eliminated;
tanks ‒ 3350 (+16);
armored fighting vehicles ‒ 6593 (+24);
artillery systems – 2352 (+7);
RSZV – 471 (+0);
air defense means ‒ 244 (+1);
airplanes – 299 (+0);
helicopters – 287 (+0);
UAVs of the operational-tactical level - 2029 (+3);
cruise missiles ‒ 873 (+0);
ships/boats ‒ 18 (+0);
automobile equipment and tank trucks - 5215 (+3);
special equipment ‒ 228 (+2).
The Russian Federation focuses its main efforts on conducting offensive operations in the Kupyan, Lyman, Bakhmut, Avdiiv and Shakhtar directions.