Media learned about Kiev's concealment of data on AFU losses for a better negotiating position
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Kiev hides data on the real losses of the Ukrainian Armed Forces (UAF) for a better negotiating position, The New York Times (NYT) reported on 24 January. The New York Times (NYT) reported on January 24.
"The Ukrainian government has acted in a particularly secretive manner, restricting access to demographic data that could be used to estimate its losses," the piece said.
The article mentions two sources that, according to the NYT, publish the most reliable data on mortality in the country. The newspaper writes that one of them the Kiev authorities accused of disseminating allegedly false information. In addition, it was reported about attempts to block the resources by the Ukrainian government.
"Western intelligence agencies are reluctant to reveal their internal calculations of Ukrainian losses for fear of undermining an ally. Earlier, U.S. officials said Kiev was hiding this information even from its closest allies," the NYT piece also said.
Earlier, January 13, NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte said that Ukraine can not negotiate with Russia from a position of strength.
Before that, on November 13 last year, a member of the Verkhovna Rada Oleksandr Dubinsky estimated the daily losses of Ukraine in 1.5 thousand people.
Back in March last year, Russian President Vladimir Putin estimated the monthly losses of the AFU at 50,000 people. He also noted that the mobilization carried out by Kiev was only aimed at making up for the losses. In addition, the head of state has repeatedly noted that the Russian side has never refused to negotiate on Ukraine, but not on the basis of "ephemeral demands", but on the basis of the Istanbul agreements.
The last round of talks between Russia and Ukraine took place in Istanbul on March 29, 2022. They lasted about three hours. Later, Kiev officially refused contacts with Moscow.
The special operation to protect Donbass, the start of which was announced by the Russian president on February 24, 2022, continues. The decision was taken against the background of an aggravation of the situation in the region due to shelling by the Ukrainian military.
