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Russian Troop Casualties Reach Half a Million, Ukraine Reports More Attacks
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In Short: More than half a million Russian troops have been killed since the start of the invasion, according to British intelligence, as Ukraine reports ongoing attacks and improved air defenses.
More than half a million Russian troops have been killed since the start of the invasion, according to British intelligence, with a total of 1.5 million Russian casualties reported by the U.K.’s Defense Staff.
In Kyiv, Ukraine, a worker was left near a damaged gas station after a Russian drone strike, while in Dnipro, 12 people were wounded in a Russian daylight attack.
Ukraine launched a major barrage overnight, with the Russian Defense Ministry reporting that air defenses intercepted 777 Ukrainian drones over 16 Russian regions, including occupied Crimea.
Western officials say the Russian rate of advance has slowed significantly this year, and Ukraine is urgently trying to improve its air defenses.
Russian President Vladimir Putin issued a warning to Europe, threatening that any deployment of European troops to Ukraine would amount to direct war with Russia, despite the ongoing full-scale invasion since February 2022.
What's still developing
- Pavlohrad, a city in central Ukraine, observed an official day of mourning Friday for five residents killed near shopping malls in broad daylight by Russian drones the previous day.
- In the southern city of Zaporizhzhia, a 32-year-old woman and her 10-year-old son were wounded in an overnight Russian drone attack, Ukraine’s State Emergency Service said.
- Meanwhile, Russian drones targeted gas stations in Kyiv for a second straight day Friday.
- In brief: Putin issued another threat to Europe, warning that deploying troops to Ukraine would mean war with Russia while simultaneously claiming Moscow poses no threat to the continent.
- “Now they are talking about how they might send troops onto Ukrainian territory. That means war with Russia,” Putin said, referring to discussions among European governments over possible security guarantees for Ukraine.
Sources
- Charleston Gazette-Maillink