Andrii Melnyk. Photo: Facebook

Andrii Melnyk, Ukraine's Permanent Representative to the United Nations, has said that Russia is losing the war it started and that its economy is coming under increasing strain from military spending, sanctions and Ukrainian strikes.

Source: Melnyk speaking at a UN Security Council meeting held on Ukraine's Independence Day, as reported by Ukrinform

Quote: "Irrespective of all the barbaric attacks against civilians in Ukraine, Russia is losing and will lose this war."

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