- Zelenskyy said an "incompetent"
Russian military was leading to "unprecedented losses." - He has said some 14,000 Russian soldiers have died, while $4 are closer to 7,000.
In a stark message Sunday, Ukrainian President
The Ukrainian president said that his forces continue to deter Russian forces and "inflict unprecedented losses on Russian troops." He added that the Russian military has proven itself "incompetent, capable of simply driving their people to slaughter."
"Some units of the occupiers were destroyed by 80-90%," Zelenskyy said on $4. "In places of especially fierce battles, the frontline of our defense is simply piled with the corpses of Russian soldiers."
"And these corpses, these bodies, are not taken away," he added. "New units are driven on the offensive through these bodies. Some reserves that the command of the Russian troops collect wherever they can."
Zelenskyy has said over 14,000 Russian soldiers have died thus far. $4 last week that 7,000 of the 150,000 Russian troops involved in the war have died.
"We are well aware that
He warned there would "only be more victims" as Russia's war against
During an interview with CNN on Sunday, Zelenskyy said he is ready for negotiations with Russian President Vladimir Putin, but he warned that if those talks failed, it "would mean that this is a third World War," $4.
"Ukraine has always sought a peaceful solution," Zelenskyy said on Telegram. "Because we count everyone killed, because every ruined family, every ruined house matters to us. Because were are Ukrainians, and for us, a person is priceless."