Ukrainian Defense Minister Oleksiy Reznikov urged no illusions as Ukraine is on the defensive against a larger enemy. But he emphasized that the country will continue to fight and win. Reznikov wrote about this on Facebook..

“The Kremlin no longer knows how to explain what is happening. After all, during these days they buried more soldiers in the regions of Russia than they officially recognized their losses.. Lies no longer help them, but the truth scares them, ”wrote Reznikov..

The Minister of Defense noted that the Ukrainian defenders and defenders almost completely destroyed a number of Russian tank, air assault, engineering and other units that were considered "

Since the beginning of the full-scale invasion, the Ukrainian military has shot down almost 100 planes and 120 helicopters, destroyed almost 500 tanks and 1,500 Russian armored fighting vehicles..

According to Reznikov, this is why the Russian Federation is gathering mercenaries around the world and “is making desperate attempts to push Belarusian troops into the hell of war with Ukraine”.

“The position of our army is very clear - all invaders will receive a tough rebuff, no matter who and where they are from.. We repeated this many times,"

He added that the enemy no longer dreams of capturing Kyiv, choked in the Chernihiv and Sumy regions, receives painful blows near Kharkov, Nikolaev, Kherson and Luhansk regions.

“A huge role is that the plans of the enemy are destroyed, and our defense becomes more active - the heroic defenders of Mariupol. Thanks to their dedication and superhuman courage, tens of thousands of lives have been saved throughout Ukraine.. Mariupol saves Kyiv, Dnipro, and Odessa today. All this must be understood. Residents of Kherson, Energodar and other cities, who protest against the Russian occupiers without weapons, demonstrate that the will of the Ukrainian people is invincible. And it’s better for the enemy to go away,” Reznikov wrote..

“The struggle of Ukrainians for their land makes the world finally realize those things that we have been talking about for many months. Even the UN Secretary-General has already admitted that a Russian attack on Ukraine could lead to a global food crisis.. Which, in turn, will lead to another migration crisis for Europe,” said the Minister of Defense.

According to him, everyone who now holds the defense wins precious time, allowing Ukraine to be strengthened..

" Many more trials ahead. Ukraine is conducting a strategic defense operation against a much larger enemy and under the threat of a ground invasion by Belarusian troops. We take losses. The enemy is destroying our cities and undermining the economy. The situation is very difficult. But as long as our army is preserved, which is reinforced by the reserve, we will fight. And we will win! "

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Earlier it was reported that units of the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine over the previous day shot down seven air targets of the enemy - one aircraft, 4 UAVs and 2 cruise missiles.. In addition, bomber and ground attack aircraft inflicted crushing blows on accumulations of equipment and enemy manpower..