Russia has claimed that Ukrainian forces suffered massive losses during one of the war’s most intense weeks of fighting. According to Russian military expert Andrey Marochko, citing figures from Russia’s Defense Ministry, more than 8,400 Ukrainian troops and foreign mercenaries were killed or wounded between May 2 and May 8. Moscow also claims its forces destroyed hundreds of military assets, including over 700 combat vehicles, 77 artillery systems, multiple rocket launchers, electronic warfare systems, and nearly 4,300 drones. The heaviest clashes were reportedly concentrated in the Dnipro and Zaporizhzhia regions.