Zelensky claims high death toll for Russians

Russian troops suffer such losses in Ukraine, which were inflicted neither in Syria, nor in Chechnya

In his latest nightly address, Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky claimed Russia's losses in Ukraine were higher than in the wars in Syria, Chechnya and Afghanistan, Qazet.az reports citing BBC.

Addressing Russians in Russian, Zelensky said: "Russian troops suffer such losses in Ukraine, which were inflicted neither in Syria, nor in Chechnya. Neither did the Soviet troops suffer such losses in Afghanistan."