Direct and indirect economic losses inflicted on Russia amount to approximately $25.5 billion, Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine General Oleksandr Syrskyi said.
He announced this figure during a meeting with the Chair of the NATO Military Committee, Admiral Giuseppe Cavo Dragone, and the Chairman of the European Union Military Committee, General Sean Clancy.
Both officials came to the Ukrainian capital to visit the Kyiv Security Forum.
Kyiv hosts two top Western military officials simultaneously amid prolonged war
The commander-in-chief called it highly symbolic that the heads of the military committees of the two most powerful international security organizations are simultaneously in Ukraine.
“Taking the opportunity, I thanked the European Union and the North Atlantic Alliance for their consolidated support in the interests of Ukraine’s defense and the protection of the free world," he said.
He also briefed them on the current situation on the front line.
Russian army is applying pressure through mass force
But the front is being held due to drones and asymmetric warfare, said Syrskyi.
According to him, despite significant losses in personnel, weapons, and military equipment, Russia continues offensive operations.
To offset its numerical disadvantage, Ukraine’s Defense Forces are employing qualitative approaches to warfare, forcing the inavders to operate under unfavorable conditions and repeatedly delaying the execution of assigned tasks.
“For four months in a row, only our unmanned systems units have been inflicting more casualties on enemy personnel than it is able to mobilize,” Syrskyi said.
Ukraine targets enemy military infrastructure while strengthening air defense
Together with other components of the Defense Forces, the Armed Forces of Ukraine continue fire missions targeting key enemy military-industrial complex facilities and military infrastructure.
“Thus, direct and indirect economic losses inflicted on Russia amount to approximately $25.5 billion,”the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine said.
He also outlined the Ukrainian military's critical needs. Air defense remains Ukraine’s top priority amid ongoing enemy attacks.
Strong NATO–EU cooperation and military support mechanisms
Oleksandr Syrskyi expressed gratitude to the Alliance for consolidating allied efforts within the Priority Requirements List for Ukraine (PURL), as well as for the effective work of NSATU, which ensures daily coordination of international military aid delivery, logistics, and force training and development.
He also thanked the EU for training more than 90,000 Ukrainian soldiers under EUMAM.
Syrskyi further emphasized the importance of continuing professional training for Ukrainian troops with the involvement of foreign instructors.
