Russia suffers ‘32,000’ monthly Ukraine casualties, broken communications

Russia unleashes deadly air assaults on civilians as Ukraine’s Zelenskyy promises new front-line tactics.

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Russia unleashed a massive air assault on Ukraine’s cities on the day French Defence Minister Catherine Vautrin visited Kyiv. The February 7 assault was a repeat of Moscow’s similarly powerful attack on the day of NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte’s visit days earlier, on February 3.

Beyond punishing Ukraine for strengthening its defence ties to the West, the attacks had a progressive character, said St Andrews University history professor Phillips O Brien.

Russia suffers ‘32,000’ monthly Ukraine casualties, broken communications

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