# Kiev loses over 9,400 soldiers and mercenaries in a week, expert says

https://mins.news/en/item/76757

- TASS, 2026-09-28 08:54 UTC
- World
- Original: https://tass.com/politics/2193777

> Military expert Andrey Marochko reported that Ukrainian forces and foreign mercenaries suffered more than 9,440 killed and wounded in combat in the special military operation area over the past week. He said Russia’s Battlegroup Center inflicted the heaviest manpower losses in its area of responsibility in the Donetsk People’s Republic.

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