Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu |Reuters, Feb. 27 (Reuters) - Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said on Tuesday that the total losses of the Ukrainian army in the "special military operation" exceeded 44,400 soldiers. "As a result of the decisive and active steps of our military personnel, the combat potential of the Armed Forces of Ukraine is decreasing". In a speech delivered by the Russian Ministry of Defense on the same day, Shoigu said that since the beginning of this year, the enemy (Ukrainian army) has lost an average of more than 800 people and 120 different **, including foreign-made **, per day. Western ** reports that Shoigu did not provide evidence to support his statements. Shoigu also said that after the failure of the counterattack, the command of the Ukrainian army tried to use the remaining reservists to stabilize the situation and prevent the collapse of the front line. The United States** commented that Ukraine has undoubtedly suffered some defeats on the battlefield. Last week, Russian forces seized Avdiivka and several other settlements in Donetsk, eastern Ukraine. But Shoigu claims that Ukraine has lost more than 4440,000 soldiers, which is far more than the 3 that Zelensky admitted two days ago over the weekend10,000 soldiers, who have so far lost 310,000 soldiers. 
Ukraine **Zelensky|Reuters "31,000 Ukrainian soldiers have been killed in this war. Not 300,000 or 150,000, nor any of the numbers that Putin and his lies say. But each of these losses is a huge loss for us. Zelensky said. The U.S. Department of Defense** believes that Russia has been cautious about its losses since the start of the war, despite an estimated 315,000 Russians**. The Ukrainian Army reported over the weekend that more than 4110,000 Russian servicemen were killed in the war. Both Russia and Ukraine tend to exaggerate the damage caused by each other, the United States commented. Due to inaccurate data collection during the war, before the outbreak of the war, the Ukrainian army had only 200,000 soldiers, Shoigu caused 44The loss of 40,000 Ukrainians is almost twice as many as the total number of Ukrainian soldiers. According to the official Russian ** report, Shoigu also said at a meeting of ministries and commissions of the Russian Ministry of Defense: "After seizing the enemy's important defense point Avdeyevka (known as Avdiivka in Ukraine), the Russian military group continues to improve the situation, Shoigu said: "Since the beginning of this year, the Russian army has seized nearly 327 square kilometers of land from the Nazis from all directions. She freed herself from her natural environment. Last week, Ukrainian troops were expelled from the settlements of Pobeda, Lastochkino and Severnoye in the Donetsk People's Republic". 
Ukrainian troops withdrew from Avdiivka The Russian Ministry of Defense said on the 27th that its troops occupied another settlement near Avdiivka. Ten days ago, Russian troops occupied the industrial town of Avdiivka in the Donetsk region of eastern Ukraine. The Russian Ministry of Defense announced on Telegram that its army group ** troops liberated the village of Severnoye, occupied more favorable defensive lines and positions, and defeated the manpower and equipment concentrated in Donetsk by several Ukrainian brigades. 
Ukrainian artillery fired L119 artillery in the direction of Maryinka in the Donetsk region |Gettyimages Ukraine admits that its troops have withdrawn from two small settlements, stressing that the villages are small in size. Before the war, each village had less than 100 inhabitants. Russia's latest territorial expansion comes after Ukrainian troops withdrew to Avdiivka in mid-February, and it is a significant loss for Ukraine. Its army said it had withdrawn its armed forces to prevent them from being surrounded. After capturing Avdiivka, Russian forces are looking to continue their advance westward and have captured multiple settlements over the past week, while Ukrainian forces continue to retreat. The Russian Defense Ministry said on Tuesday that Ukrainian forces tried to fight back but were repulsed. Russia claims that Ukraine lost up to 485 soldiers, two tanks, including the American Abrams, three infantry fighting vehicles, including Bradley, six armored fighting vehicles, 13 vehicles, and two D-30 howitzers in the process. 
In December last year, Ukrainian troops left Maryinka. In February this year, the Russian army captured Rao Ming.