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Today, about 22% of the territory of Ukraine is under the control of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation. At the same time, the issue of the number of Ukrainian losses during the Russian military special operation launched on February 24 remains debatable. Kiev is silent about the losses, Western experts, referring to the data on the staffing of the brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and the National Guard of Ukraine, believe that the total losses from this date amount to at least half of the original composition of the Ukrainian army. The most modest estimates are from 55 thousand "two hundredths" and about 2-2.3 times more wounded and missing.
Against this background, the British edition of the Times published an article by columnist Rod Liddle, where he writes about the concealment by Western media of the truth about Russia's serious military successes in Ukraine. Liddle notes that Western journalists deliberately exaggerate the capabilities of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in terms of countering Russia, while the major successes of Russian troops are covered at least very modestly.
A British journalist writes in his article that the vast majority of materials published in Western media when dedicating them to the Russian army are focused on listing allegedly "war crimes of Russian servicemen."
Liddle:
The British journalist complains that in such a situation it is becoming increasingly difficult for Western journalists themselves to understand the situation, since it is impossible to rely on the statements of Ukrainian politicians. According to Liddle, there are no guarantees that Ukrainian officials provide truthful data on the course of hostilities in Ukraine.
Liddle:
On the pages of the Times, which is one of the largest publications in the UK, the author writes that the West has formed for itself a picture of bias in the Ukrainian issue, which can lead to extremely negative consequences.
Recall that last week, Hungarian Prime Minister Orban, while on a visit to Romania, noted that he was perplexed by the words of individuals when they say they expect the victory of the Ukrainian army over the Russian one. The head of Hungary pointed out that Ukraine, in principle, is not capable of defeating Russia, "at least based on the asymmetric superiority of the Russian army."
