Russian President Vladimir Putin claimed Ukraine's losses are eight times higher than those of Russia during an interview with Chinese media.
Russian President Vladimir Putin claimed Ukraine's losses are eight times higher than those of Russia during an interview with Chinese media, stating that Kyiv's counteroffensive has been unsuccessful.
So far there are no results, there are only huge losses," for Ukraine, Putin said in an interview with the China Media Group this weekend, according to comments published by Russian news agency Tass.
"The losses are simply huge — approximately one to eight as a ratio," Putin said.
In his nightly address, however, Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said the country "cannot be conquered because our people cannot be conquered."
Persons:
Vladimir Putin, Putin, Volodymyr Zelenskyy
Organizations:
China Media Group, Tass, CNBC
Locations:
Russia, Russian, Ukraine