Pentagon officials said yesterday that the russian push, now concentrated in the eastern region of don bas was making slow and uneven progress. In two months, russia forces have succeeded in capturing just one big city,. along with the ruins of mariopole and chunks of donbas. Meanwhile, british estimates suggest 15 thousand rRussian soldiers have been killed - more than were lost over a decade of the soviet unions war in afghanistan.
Before the invasion of Ukraine, Russia’s armed forces were believed to be lean, modern and fighting fit. We ask why they have performed
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