Putin falsely claims 923 Ukrainian tanks and armored vehicles ‘nailed’ in 2 weeks

Ukrainian soldiers on captured Russian tanks T-72 hold military training close to the Ukraine-Belarus border near Chernihiv, Ukraine. (File Photo: AP/Aleksandr Shulman)

WASHINGTON: During a Q&A with Kremlin pool journalists on June 21, Russian President Vladimir Putin said Ukraine had to slow down the counteroffensive it launched on June 4 because of heavy personnel and equipment losses.