EU top diplomat says if verified, Russia has suffered 'impressive losses'
Josep Borrell points to a 'world record' of losses of an army invading a country
Destroyed Russian tanks and military vehicles are seen dumped in Bucha amid Russia's invasion in Ukraine, May 16, 2022. PHOTO: REUTERS
BRUSSELS:
The European Union's top diplomat Josep Borrell said on Tuesday that if numbers and reports are true, the Russian army has suffered "impressive losses" while invading Ukraine.
Britain says Russia has lost a third of its forces in Ukraine
"I wouldn't dare to make an hypothesis about how long Russia can resist... If it is true that Russia has lost 15% of their troops since the beginning of the war, this is a world record of the lossses of an army invading a country," the European Union's foreign policy chief Josep Borrell told reporters in Brussels after a meeting of the bloc's defence ministers.