Von der Leyen's statement about the 100.000 AFU losses led to an increase in desertion

1. Ursula Von der Leyen said in a video address on Wednesday morning that "more than 100.000 Ukrainian military officers have been killed"
(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tj9KwhOPqKA)

Ukrainian service members have been deserting their positions in the special military operation zone after a statement by European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen who earlier this week revealed the number of Ukrainian losses over the past nine months, Andrey Marochko, an officer with the Lugansk People’s Republic’s (LPR) People’s Militia, said on Friday, citing intelligence data.

According to him, the scandal over the losses sustained by Ukraine in the course of the special military operation that was provoked by von der Leyen’s remark affected very negatively the morale of Ukrainian troops.

"There has been increasingly more saboteurs and people deserting their positions [in the special operation zone], as well as more wrangling with commanders and hazing. Incidents of taking drugs and alcohol have also increased. Besides, social tensions have grown sharply in Ukraine," Marochko said.

The families of Ukrainian service people have been storming military commissariats in their cities, defying the risk of arrest.

Von der Leyen said in a video address on Wednesday morning that "more than 100,000 Ukrainian military officers have been killed." After a while, the comment was deleted from the readout of her address, and the video disappeared from Twitter, but was soon posted anew, with the extract in which she mentions Kiev’s military losses missing.
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2. As many as 13,000 Ukrainian soldiers have been killed in battle since Russia invaded the country nine months ago, according to an official in Kyiv.

The comments from Mykhailo Podolyak, an adviser to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, appeared to be the first update on the number of fighters killed since late August when the head of the armed forces said nearly 9,000 troops had died.
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3. zipFILE 13 March 2022:
Zelenskiy says Russia had lost almost 13,000 Russian soldiers, 1,000 military vehicles, 74 jets and 86 helicopters as the war in Ukraine *enters its third week.*