INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Nearly 9,000 Ukrainian military personnel have been killed in the war with Russia, the head of Ukraine&s armed forces said on Monday,
Reuters reported.The toll given by General Valeriy Zaluzhnyi appeared to be the first provided by Ukraine&s military top brass since
24.Zaluzhnyi, the Commander-in-Chief of Ukraine&s armed forces, told a conference held to honour military veterans and the families of those
killed that children needed protection in several parts of the country including the capital Kyiv.&They really do not understand anything
that is going on and definitely need protection … because their father has gone to the front and possibly is among the almost 9,000 heroes
who have been killed,& he said.Zaluzhnyi provided no details and did not say whether the figure he cited included all service personnel
killed in action, such as border guards
President Volodymr Zelenkskiy told the conference that about 1 million people were defending Ukraine as part of Ukraine&s armed forces or
other services.Zaluzhnyi did not say how many civilians had been killed or how many Russian personnel Kyiv estimated had been killed in the
fighting, but the General Staff of Ukraine&s armed forces has put the Russian military death toll at 45,400
Russia has not said how many of its soldiers have been killed
Reuters has been unable to verify the losses suffered by either side during what Russia says is a &special military operation& to
demilitarise its smaller neighbour and protect Russian-speaking communities
Ukraine and its Western backers accuse Moscow of waging an imperial-style war of conquest.The post Almost 9,000 Ukrainian military killed in
war with Russia first appeared on Ariana News.
