The Kremlin spokesman, Dimitri Peskov, has recognized that the Russian army has suffered a “significant” loss of troops in Ukraine, although he has pointed out that the “operation” in the neighboring country could finish “in the next few days”.
In an interview for Sky News, Peskov has acknowledged the casualties suffered by the Russian Army, which he has classified as “a great tragedy” for Moscow. In this sense, he has remarked that the Kremlin “does everything possible” to put an end to what Russia has defined as a “special operation” in Ukraine.
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“We hope that in the next few days, in the foreseeable future, this operation achieves its objectives or end it with the negotiations between the Russian and Ukrainian delegations,” said the Russian president’s spokesman, Vladimir Putin.
asked for the NATO position Regarding the war in Eastern Europe, Peskov has stressed the need to “rebalance the situation” and “take additional measures to guarantee the own security” of Russia.
“We are deeply convinced that NATO is a confrontational machine​. It is not a peaceful alliance”
“We are deeply convinced that the NATO is a confrontation machine. It is not a peaceful alliance (…). It was designed for confrontation and the main purpose of its existence is to confront our country,” he lamented.
Attacks in Bucha and Mariupol
Regarding the images of dozens of civilians killed in the streets of the city of Bucha, outside of KyivPeskov has asserted that they are a “bold forgery” and that they are currently being “days of fakes and lies”.
“We deny that the Russian Army may have anything in common with these atrocities that showed dead bodies in the streets of Bucha”, Peskov has reiterated in line with the recent declarations of Russia denying its possible responsibility in this event.
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According to the Ukrainian command, Russian troops continue to blockade the city of Kharkov and lay minefields to prevent, it says, “the advance of Ukrainian troops.”
When commenting on civilians killed in the context of the warPeskov has refused to make a balance because the figures of deceased citizens are not confirmed by both parties.
Similarly, the Kremlin spokesman referred to the attack on a hospital in the city of Mariupolbesieged by Russian troops for several days and “will be released” from the Ukrainian authorities “sooner rather than later.”
“We have very serious reasons to believe that it was false and we insist on that,” Peskov stressed. At least four people were killed and 16 others were injured in the incident, which occurred on March 9.