MOSCOW. May 30 (Interfax) - The Ukrainian Armed Forces lost over 16,000 troops in May 2023, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said.
"Russian groups of forces are continuing to deliver effective strikes on the enemy. This month alone, it has lost over 16,000 troops, 16 planes, five helicopters, 466 unmanned aerial vehicles, over 400 tanks and armored vehicles of other kinds, and 238 artillery systems and mortars," Shoigu said at a teleconference on Tuesday.
In addition, "196 HIMARS projectiles, 16 HARM missiles, and 29 Storm Shadow long-range cruise missiles have been intercepted and destroyed," he said.