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Trump says Putin should ‘do something’ to end war in Ukraine, cites ‘a million and a half’ Russian losses

“I mean, I had a very good relationship with Vladimir Putin, but he just doesn’t want to end that war,” Trump said during a meeting with Argentina’s President Javier Milei on Oct. 14. – https://kyivindependent.com/tag/ukraine/rss/ This article appeared on the websitekyivindependent.com This article is taken based on Law no. 8/1996 of Romania. News does not […]

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Russian military losses near 300,000 in 2025, Syrskyi says

“The Russian army’s losses since the beginning of the year have already reached almost 300 thousand (299,210) people,” Commander-in-Chief Oleksandr Syrskyi reported Sept. 9. – https://kyivindependent.com/tag/ukraine/rss/ This article appeared on the websitekyivindependent.com This article is taken based on Law no. 8/1996 of Romania. News does not enjoy copyright, so they can be taken, this is […]

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Inflicting ‘serious losses,’ Ukraine strikes Russian radar systems, landing craft in Crimea, intelligence claims

“The demilitarization of the temporarily occupied Crimea continues,” Ukraine’s military intelligence agency (HUR) said in a statement. – https://kyivindependent.com/tag/ukraine/rss/ This article appeared on the websitekyivindependent.com This article is taken based on Law no. 8/1996 of Romania. News does not enjoy copyright, so they can be taken, this is our right to take news and information […]

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Leaked documents claim ‘catastrophic’ losses in Russia’s 41st Combined Arms Army while fighting in Ukraine

As of June 1, 2025, at least 8,625 troops had been killed in combat, 10,491 were listed as missing in action, and another 7,846 had deserted, the documents claim. – https://kyivindependent.com/tag/ukraine/rss/ This article appeared on the websitekyivindependent.com This article is taken based on Law no. 8/1996 of Romania. News does not enjoy copyright, so they […]

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Russia ‘afraid to admit’ scale of losses, trying to hide by dumping soldiers’ bodies on Ukraine, Zelensky says

Russia is using the return of war dead as a tool for manipulation to obscure the scale of its military losses from the public, President Volodymyr Zelensky said during a briefing on June 20 attended by the Kyiv Independent. According to Zelensky, Ukrainian authorities have confirmed that at least 20 of the bodies Russia returned […]

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Russian losses ‘entirely justified,’ Zelensky says

Ukraine should continue to inflict “entirely justified” losses on Russia in the face of escalating aggression, President Volodymyr Zelensky said in his evening address on June 19. His remarks come two days after Russia launched one of its deadliest assaults on Kyiv, attacking the capital with ballistic missiles and hundreds of drones on June 17 […]

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Ukraine war latest: Russia accidentally admits to its staggering troop losses in Ukraine

Key developments on June 19: Russia accidentally admits to its staggering troop losses in Ukraine Ukraine, Russia carry out another POW exchange under Istanbul deal North Korea considers sending 25,000 workers to Russia to help produce Shahed drones, media reports Zelensky appoints Brigadier General Shapovalov as new Ground Forces chief ‘Unwanted by their homeland’ — […]

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Russia just accidentally admitted to its staggering troop losses in Ukraine

A senior Russian official on June 19 inadvertently confirmed the staggering troop losses incurred by Moscow’s forces during its full-scale invasion of Ukraine. In an interview with CNN, Russian Ambassador to the U.K. Andrey Kelin was asked about Moscow’s maximalist intentions in Ukraine and its ability to recruit enough soldiers to fulfill them. Despite ongoing […]

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North Korean losses exceed 6,000 in Russia’s Kursk Oblast, UK intelligence reports

North Korea has suffered more than 6,000 casualties during offensive operations in Russia’s Kursk Oblast, according to a June 15 report from the United Kingdom’s defense intelligence. According to the report, North Korea’s losses account for more than half of the approximately 11,000 troops initially deployed to Kursk in fall 2024. U.K. intelligence attributed the […]

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As Russian losses in Ukraine hit 1 million, Putin faces an economic time bomb

Russian losses in Ukraine hit a massive, and grim milestone on June 12 — 1 million Russian soldiers killed or wounded during the 39-month-long full-scale war, according to figures from Kyiv. Although hugely symbolic, the number is unlikely to prompt a change in tactics from Moscow as it gears up for more offensives this summer, […]

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Ukraine war latest: Kyiv hacks Russian bomber maker; Putin’s ‘disregard’ for troops highlighted as Russian losses near 1 million

Key developments on June 4: Ukraine hacks Russia’s Tupolev bomber producer, source claims Putin’s ‘disregard’ for troops highlighted as Russian losses approach 1 million, study finds Ukraine expects to exchange 500 POWs in next swap with Russia, Zelensky says Russia strikes Ukrainian military training facility in Poltava Oblast, military says Kremlin confirms explosion at Crimean […]

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Russian tank losses in Ukraine — Syrskyi claims 1,159 ‘hit’ since start of year

Ukraine’s armed forces have “hit” 1,159 Russian tanks since the beginning of 2025, Commander-in-Chief Oleksandr Syrskyi said on May 17. “Ukrainian soldiers continue to destroy the enemy and his equipment,” he said in a post on Facebook. “Since the beginning of this year alone, the Defense Forces have hit more than one thousand occupying tanks […]