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Russia likely to have lost third of its Ukraine invasion force, says UK

Published on Maggio 15, 2022

Ministry of Defence says Putin’s campaign in the east has lost momentum and has failed to make big gains in past month

Russia may have lost a third of the invasion force it sent into Ukraine as its offensive continues to struggle in the face of stiff resistance, British military intelligence has said.

In its latest assessment, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) said the Russian campaign in the east of Ukraine had “lost momentum” and was now “significantly behind schedule”.