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Russian losses in Ukraine seem to be many multiples of this,
Ukraine can survive and prosper economically without the land Russia currently occupies, but what is important therein is security for the rest of Ukraine. That’s why the terms of the peace are so important for Ukraine,
There is a war of narratives from both sides. Both sides use numbers trying to demonstrate its successes on the ground and to undermine the other side. These narratives are part of the war,
It seems likely that Russian deaths are in the 100,000-plus [range],
Timothy Ash, an associate fellow in the Russia and Eurasia programme at Chatham House, a London-based think tank, told Al Jazeera For Russia, the land captured makes little positive impact economically or strategically,
And this is at a time when the Russian economy is starved of resources due to sanctions,
We don’t know how sustainable the Russian recruitment model is and we don’t know if Russia has to mobilise this year,
The impact on Russian society will be felt for years to come. Think of the human cost and then healthcare and economic cost of that – on the workforce,
The Russian military command may continue to prioritize the Pokrovsk and Kurakhove direction but deprioritize offensive operations in another sector of the front, such as the Kupyansk or Borova directions, in order to redeploy forces to the Toretsk direction."
Russian forces appear to be shifting assault tactics in Toretsk in order to overwhelm Ukrainian forces and facilitate tactical gains within the settlement."
Such advances would complicate Ukraine's ability to counterattack into Russia's near rear southeast of Chasiv Yar, including towards Klishchiivka, and would allow Russian forces to deploy additional artillery systems within range of Kostyantynivka and operate first-person-view (FPV) drones within range of the town."
Currently, the situation in Kurakhove is indeed quite difficult, because a significant part of the city has been destroyed,
spokesperson Viktor Tregubov said The town of Kurakhove is effectively lost,
wrote Ukrainian journalist Yuriy Butusov, before acknowledging that They are trying to destroy all houses, even low-rise buildings,
In the Kurakhove sector, the defense forces are countering the enemy's attempts to use their superiority in manpower and develop an offensive,
Ukraine's Khortytsia army unit said on social media The enemy actively conducted assault operations in the urban area of Kurakhove,
During the Kursk operation, the enemy has already lost 38,000 of their soldiers in this direction alone, with nearly 15,000 of these losses being irreversible,
Mr Zelensky said in his nightly video address Ukraine has the right to defend itself, and under international law, this right extends beyond its borders,
EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas said in a statement to Reuters We are committed to putting Ukraine in the strongest possible position on the battlefield, including by surging security assistance and utilising all available resources authorised by the Congress.”
A US state department spokesperson said The Europeans will have to construct security guarantees for Ukraine, which will be primarily their responsibility,
