New figures show the staggering attrition rate suffered by Russian forces. 9News
this month than at any time since the first week of last year's invasion, according to new figures.
The UK Ministry of Defence highlighted the statistics in an intelligence update. While the figures cannot be verified, it said the trends are "likely accurate".Russian soldiers are dying in Ukraine at the highest rate since the invasion's early weeks, Ukrainian figures say. "The mean average for the last seven days was 824 casualties per day, over four times the rate reported over June-July 2022," the ministry said.
Ukrainian and Western officials have warned that Russia could launch a new, broad offensive there to try to turn the tide of the conflict as the war approaches the one-year mark on February 24. "They have begun their offensive, they're just not saying they have, and our troops are repelling it very powerfully.A destroyed Russian tank abandoned on a hill top at Kamyanka, eastern Ukraine, on February 11, 2023. The Kremlin has launched a major offensive in the nearby Donbas region.
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