Reznikov asked for comparing the losses of the Armed Forces with the number of victims of earthquake in Turkey

In an interview for a Spanish -language edition, the Minister of Defense refused to name the number of fallen defenders of Ukraine, but compared it with the number of deaths due to a natural disaster in Turkey. Today, on April 17, the Minister of Defense of Ukraine Alexei Reznikov apologized to Ukrainians and Turks for his statement in an interview with La Razon. He stressed that Ukraine sympathizes with the Turkish people. The official posted the corresponding appeal on his social networks.

"I sincerely apologize in all in Ukraine or Turkey, whom my comments were offended in an interview with the Spanish newspaper La Razon. Ukrainians sympathize with the Turkish people. We understand what is to bury thousands of innocent people - friends and neighbors. I am grateful to our Turkish friends for Their adamant support and a firm position on the Crimea from the beginning of the Russian invasion, "Reznikov wrote. The Minister was interviewed in Spanish media yesterday, April 16.

The official refused to voice the losses of the Armed Forces to journalists, but compared them with the number of dead as a result of an earthquake in Turkey. "Of course, we have losses, we are fighting. But they are much smaller than Russian. I can't call you the figure, but I can assure that the total number is less than the number of dead as a result of Turkey's earthquake," Reznikov said. Recall that in the same interview, Rennikov told when he resigned.