Vladimir Putin may have lost a third of the troops he committed to the invasion of Ukraine as his forces are held back in the face of stiff resistance.
Russia failed to secure the swift victory that many expected when it invaded Ukraine in February
In a statement, she said: ‘Putin must face a sustained defeat in Ukraine, Russia must be contained and such aggression must never happen again. It said the offensive was being further hampered by the loss of ‘critical enablers’ such as bridging equipment and intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance drones.
A Ukrainian serviceman smokes inside a basement used as a command post in the retaken village of Ruska Lozova ‘Under the current conditions, Russia is unlikely to dramatically accelerate its rate of advance over the next 30 days.’
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