On the 302nd day of the invasion launched by Vladimir Putin, the Russian army has reached more than 100,000 dead soldiers, according to the latest estimate released by the Ukrainian army.

Russian military in the east of the occupied Kherson regionPhoto: Yevhen Biyatov / Sputnik / Profimedia

Thus, in the last day, the Moscow army lost 660 soldiers, which brought the total number to 100,400 “liquidated” Russian soldiers.

According to the source, the Russian armed forces also lost a plane, a tank, two BMPs, a salvo fire system, 7 different missiles, 6 artillery pieces and 5 drones in the last day.

“What an amazing coincidence”

The Ukrainian army also celebrated this “gloomy anniversary”, the fact that “100 thousand Russian occupiers were destroyed”, ironically directed at Moscow.

“For ten months of full-scale war, 100,000 soldiers have been honored,” said the message of the Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation, Sergei Shoigu.

“What an amazing coincidence,” the quoted source added.

Russia last publicly disclosed its casualties on September 21, saying only 5,937 of its soldiers had died. This number is significantly lower than most international estimates, Reuters notes. Ukraine does not disclose its losses.

Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelenskyi addressed the members of the US Congress on Wednesday evening, telling them that his country is resisting thanks to the aid it has received and is determined not to succumb to Russian aggression.

Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday that battlefield casualties in Ukraine were a “universal tragedy” and that he continued to see the Ukrainian people as a “sister nation” despite what he called Moscow’s “special military operation.”

The head of the Kremlin said that Russia’s enemies want Russia’s disintegration and claimed (again) that Russia was forced to start military operations in Ukraine because of “provocations” by the West.