Ukraine: Armed Conflict

(asked on 14th October 2022) - View Source

Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what estimate he has made of the total number of Russian land vehicles repurposed by the Ukrainian Armed Forces to defend against the Russian invasion of that country.


Answered by
James Heappey Portrait
James Heappey
This question was answered on 19th October 2022

Ukraine's Armed Forces has inflicted heavy losses on Russian forces. Russian casualties continue to climb, with a rough estimate of 25,000 Russian dead, tens of thousands have been injured and tens of thousands more have already deserted. Poor logistics means that its troops are often without food and supplies, and morale continues to be generally awful.

Russia's war machine is severely depleted, with more than 4000 armoured and protected vehicles destroyed, more than 500 artillery pieces decimated, including rocket systems and other capabilities, and over 50 fixed-wing aircraft, as well as numerous helicopters, unmanned aerial vehicles rendered inoperable. Ukraine's military have also captured many hundreds of Russian vehicles to use against the flagging Russian military.

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