“For girls of Ukraine, that is our heartache – for our husbands, for our kids, for our fathers,” stated nutritionist Olga Byrko in Kyiv.
“I would love this to finish as shortly as potential.”
Yuriy Pasichnyk, a 38-year-old businessman, advised AFP Ukrainians “have discovered to dwell with it … Now the warfare is our life”.
Kyiv mayor Vitali Klitschko stated air raid sirens had sounded 989 occasions within the capital over two years of warfare – a mean of greater than as soon as a day.
He stated that “virtually 200 civilians” had been killed within the capital over that point, together with six youngsters.
Ukraine estimates the overall variety of civilians killed at round 50,000.
“ADVANTAGE IS ON OUR SIDE”
Neither facet has given numbers for army deaths and injured, whereas each declare to have inflicted large losses.
In August 2023, The New York Instances quoted US officers as placing Ukraine’s army losses at 70,000 lifeless and 100,000 to 120,000 injured.
Leaked US intelligence in December indicated that 315,000 Russian troops had been killed or wounded.
Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu visited Moscow’s forces in occupied Ukraine, the military stated on Saturday, telling them “by way of the ratio of forces, the benefit is on our facet”.
Moscow has massively ramped up its arms manufacturing and acquired drones from Iran, whereas Kyiv says it has confirmed Russia’s use of North Korean missiles.
