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Russia's losses in Ukraine as of May 27: +1,000 troops and 1,307 drones
Fierce frontline battles leave Russia with mounting losses Ukrainian forces inflicted more losses on Russian troops over the past day, with Moscow losing soldiers, armored vehicles, artillery systems,
Putin had hoped that 2026 would be the year his forces — enabled by his advantage in mass and manpower — would break through the frontlines and seize the contested regions in eastern Ukraine. That has not happened.
Up to 25,000 Russian soldiers are being killed every month, NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte said this week.
T HAT EVEN a short ceasefire could not hold is evidence the war in Ukraine is unlikely to end soon. Both sides accused the other of repeated violations between May 9th and 11th—
Russian President Vladimir Putin is running out of time to win his war against Ukraine, amid a stalemate on the battlefield and growing troubles at home, an Estonian intelligence chief has told CNN.
Drone strikes, mounting casualties and a distracted US president means a slow-motion victory is in doubt
Some well-known analysts and journalists have detected a subtle change in the mood toward Vladimir Putin and the war in Ukraine, now well into its fifth year. There is a sense in Russian society, they write,
The war in Ukraine is draining Russia’s forces; Moscow has little to spare for its African adventures.