"One Ukrainian against 18 Russians" - military prosecutor on Ilovaisk

Url: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TyNZmOoerrA

General Prosecutor's Office presented the results of the analysis of the events at Ilovaisk in August 2014.

Among the reasons for the death of a large number of military and the operation' failure, Chief Military Prosecutor Anatoly Matios called, first of all, a significant numerical superiority of Russian troops, as well as deficiencies in the organization and supply. The names of the officials who are responsible for the events in Ilovaisk, prosecutor promised to name in a few months.

Also named the official figures on the losses of the Ukrainian side and the balance of forces with the troops of the Russian Federation and the separatist republics. 366 Ukrainian soldiers and policemen were killed, 429 were injured and 128 were taken prisoner, 158 are missing. Also, just near Ilovaisk, equipment to more than 300 mln. UAH was lost.

1050 Ukrainian military opposed the 16000 Russian military. Against 90 Russian tanks was not a single Ukrainian, against 350 armored vehicles - only three.

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