According to the laws of war, the losses of the side leading the offensive are much greater than during the defense, but it turned out exactly the opposite.

During the counter-offensive of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, the Russian occupiers suffer much greater losses than the Ukrainian military, even though they are in more convenient positions, since they are defending themselves.

This was announced by the Secretary of the National Security and Defense Council Alexei Danilov on the air of Channel 24 .

“I can say that the losses of the enemy in relation to ours during this period are 1 to 9 or 1 to 10. That is, for one of our dead, unfortunately, a warrior accounts for 9-10 dead rashists who invaded our land” Danilov said.

He noted that according to the laws of war, the losses of the side leading the offensive are much higher than during the defense. However, given the way the Ukrainian military operates, it turned out exactly the opposite.

“We are breaking stereotypes not only in military affairs. We are breaking many stereotypes for NATO countries and our partners. They are pleasantly surprised by the quality of work of our military, our civilians, our society,” Danilov said.

The Secretary of the National Security and Defense Council also expressed his conviction that not every country is capable of what Ukraine has done, and recalled that there are many cases in the history of wars when they simply laid down their arms.

Counteroffensive of the Armed Forces of Ukraine – what is known

Recall that the counteroffensive of the Armed Forces of Ukraine continues in the south and in the Kharkiv region . The General Staff reports on dozens of de-occupied villages. On September 8, it became known that Balakliya had been taken under control. The Armed Forces of Ukraine continue to liberate the settlements of Kupyansky and Izyumsky districts of Kharkiv region.

On September 10, President Volodymyr Zelensky said that since the beginning of the month, the Armed Forces of Ukraine had liberated about 2,000 square kilometers . On September 12, Deputy Defense Minister Anna Malyar announced that Ukraine had already liberated almost 6 thousand square meters. km. its territory. Today, September 14, Malyar said that since September 6, the Ukrainian Defense Forces have already fired about 8,500 square kilometers of territory in the Kharkiv region , about 388 settlements.

In particular, in the south, over the past two weeks, the Ukrainian military has advanced in different areas from 4 to several tens of kilometers, and almost 500 square meters have been liberated. km. In particular, settlements in the Kherson region-Vysokopolie, Novovoznesenskoe, Belogorka, a dry pond and Mirolyubovka have already been liberated.

On September 12, the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine announced that a high risk of mine danger is continuing in the liberated territories of Ukraine . Mass crimes of the enemy on Ukrainian soil, violations of international humanitarian law and the rules of war are also recorded.

(C)UNIAN 2022