Russian President Vladimir Putin said that the Ukrainian army has lost more than 400 tanks and 1,300 armoured vehicles between June 4 and July 30, yesterday.
Kiev's response was swift: "If we had that many, we would already be in Moscow," a Ukrainian army official said.
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Οι Τούρκοι παρέδωσαν τα πρώτα εκσυγχρονισμένα Su-25ML στο Αζερμπαϊτζάν-Η Αρμενία παρακολουθεί ανήσυχη την συνεργασία (Εικόνες)
Putin Announced Shocking Ukrainian Losses
It all started when the Russian leader made statements at a press conference on Sunday, attended by a small group of Russian journalists in St. Petersburg. The event is reported by the western CNN.
According to Putin, the Ukrainian army has lost 415 tanks and 1,303 armored vehicles since June 4.
When CNN reached out to the commander of the Ukrainian army's eastern troop group for comment on the Russian president's statements, Sergei Serevatsiy, head of the country's army's strategic communications department, ironically replied that "if we had that much equipment we would already be in Moscow."
"It seems to me that Russian President Vladimir Putin lives in his own universe," the Ukrainian said, slamming the Russian leader.
Putin: There is no ceasefire because of the counter-insurgency
Meanwhile, on Saturday, Putin stressed that Moscow has never refused to negotiate peace with Ukraine.
In order to end the war, it is necessary for both sides to reach an agreement, but it is difficult to achieve this while the Ukrainian army is conducting attacks, Putin said.
"The Ukrainian army is on the offensive, conducting what we call a large-scale strategic offensive," he stressed.
"We cannot announce a ceasefire while we are under attack," he added.
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Πανικός στην Ρωσία: Η Ουκρανία χτύπησε ρωσική πόλη με γιγαντιαίο πύραυλο S-200 βάρους 8 τόνων-Τον τροποποίησε το Κίεβο! (Βίντεο)
The President of Moscow announced at the Russia-Africa Summit that he is working on a ceasefire and peace plan proposed by African leaders. However, the Russian president blamed Kiev for its absence from the negotiating table.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zhelensky rejected any talk of peace with Russia until the Russian army leaves his country's territory.
Zelensky specifically explained that holding negotiations while the Russian army occupies Ukrainian territory would only "freeze" the war, pain and hardship caused by Russia's invasion.
