Russia has reportedly lost one million personnel since the onset of the full-scale invasion in February 2022, Ukraine's Ministry of Defence said.

Kyiv claims Moscow has lost more than one million soldiers - The claim made by Ukraine’s armed forces is in line with an estimate provided by the UK Ministry of Defence

Vladimir Putin's invasion of Ukraine has proven extremely costly for the Russian military, with the Ukrainian General Staff announcing that one million Russian soldiers have been killed since the war began on February 24,

Russia has used its fleet of bombers to rain hellfire on Ukraine. On June 1, Kyiv responded by going after those bombers.

As Putin ramps up his summer offensive in Ukraine, will he succeed? - ANALYSIS: Russia is stepping up its summer offensive both on the ground and in the air but support from Europe and sophisticated drone warfare could help Ukraine hold Moscow back.

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy stated that Kremlin leader Vladimir Putin engages in talks with Ukraine solely due to the threat of new sanctions. Additionally, isolating Kyiv remains a key objective for him,

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth resisted senators’ efforts to secure his support for a bipartisan bill that would sanction Russia for its war on Ukraine, telling an Appropriations subcommittee Wednesday that the US should not use “every tool at our disposal” to pressure Moscow to stop its assault.

Military aid to Ukraine will be cut in the Trump administration’s forthcoming defence budget, the US defence secretary has said – the latest sign of Washington’s waning support for Kyiv’s war effort.