Putin estimates Ukraine has lost 25-30% of foreign-supplied military vehicles in counteroffensive

Putin made the comments during a televised meeting with military bloggers. He said Russia had lost 50 of its tanks in the fighting, some of which could be repaired, and that Ukraine had lost over 160.

Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Tuesday he believed Ukraine had lost 25 to 30% of military vehicles supplied to Kyiv by western countries since the start of its counteroffensive and that Ukraine's human losses were 10 times higher than Russia's. Putin made the comments during a televised meeting with military bloggers.

He said Russia had lost 50 of its tanks in the fighting, some of which could be repaired, and that Ukraine had lost over 160. He also said that Ukraine was responsible for the breach last week of the Kakhovka dam, which he said had been caused by Kyiv shelling the structure with U.S.-made HIMARS missile systems.

Reuters was unable to immediately verify his assertions.