Kiev-Brussels: Europe and the Arabs and agencies
British intelligence reported today, Monday, that according to the data received, Russian losses in Ukraine are the highest in the past four months.
The Ukrainian news agency (Ukrinform) quoted the intelligence statement as saying, "The heaviest fighting is concentrated in three areas during the Ukrainian counterattack, where the Russians suffer heavy losses of lives."
According to the report, heavy fighting has continued in recent days, with the heaviest fighting concentrated in Zaporizhia regions, western Donetsk, and around Pakhmut. According to what was reported by the Middle East News Agency
"In all these areas, Ukraine continues to carry out offensive operations and has made little progress, as noted by the relatively effective defensive operations of Russian forces in the south," the report said.
"Both sides are suffering significant losses, with Russian losses likely to be the highest since the height of the Battle of Bakhmut last March," the intelligence update said.
And Russian President Vladimir Putin had ordered, on February 24, 2022, the start of a special military operation in Ukraine .. stressing that Moscow had no plans to occupy Ukrainian lands, but aimed at disarmament, and the United States and its allies responded by imposing severe sanctions, and they increased weapons supplies. to Ukraine.
In this regard, the European Commissioner for the Internal Market, Thierry Breton, said that the European Union is accelerating the delivery of weapons to Ukraine in support of the counterattack it is launching against Russian forces.
"We will intensify our efforts to deliver weapons and ammunition," Breton said, noting that the European Union is preparing for the Russian-Ukrainian war "for several more months, or even longer."
According to Ukrinform reported on May 9 at a joint briefing with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen in Kiev, President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky said that the EU is ready to supply Ukraine with one million artillery rounds.
On May 5, the Council of the European Union finally agreed to provide aid worth one billion euros under the European Peace Facility to finance the purchase of artillery shells and missiles for Ukraine.