Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.AllNewsSportCultureLifestyleGCHQ director Anne Keast-Butler says that Russia has suffered 500,000 military casualties since its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022.The figures indicate that President Vladimir Putin is “going backwards in the battlefield”, she said.Ms Keast-Butler warned that Russia is escalating its “daily hybrid activity” against the UK and Europe, including espionage and targeting critical infrastructure and supply chains, risking a wider conflict. She highlighted that artificial intelligence is an “unstoppable force” being weaponised, leading to an unprecedented risk of miscalculation in national security. The GCHQ chief also noted China's advanced cyber capabilities, citing the 'Salt Typhoon' campaign which has targeted over 80 countries. In fullAlmost 500,000 Russian soldiers have been killed in Putin’s war on Ukraine, says GCHQThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in

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Quasi 500.000 soldati russi sono stati uccisi dall'inizio della guerra in Ucraina. (ANSA)

Quasi 500.000 soldati russi sono stati uccisi dall'inizio della guerra in Ucraina. (ANSA)

Keast-Butler (Gchg), 'Putin sta arretrando sul campo di battaglia'

Nearly 500,000 Russian soldiers are estimated to have been killed in Moscow’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine since it began in 2022, a top British intelligence official has said,…

Anne Keast-Butler says Russian forces are ‘going backwards on the battlefield’ for first time since late 2022

ŠEFICA britanske agencije GCHQ objavila je novu procjenu prema kojoj je u Ukrajini od početka invazije poginulo gotovo pola milijuna ruskih vojnika, što je znatno više od…

Anne Keast-Butler disclosed the staggering scale of the military losses yesterday as she piled pressure on Russian leader Vladimir Putin.

The latest estimates appear to be significantly higher than figures published earlier this month by independent Russian media outlets Mediazona and Meduza that estimated 352,000…

According to the British Government Communications Headquarters (GCHQ), “nearly half a million Russian soldiers” have been killed since the start of the full-scale invasion of…

UK spy chief says Russia is scaling up its daily hybrid activity against Britain and Europe

Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.AllNewsSportCultureLifestyleGCHQ director Anne Keast-Butler says that…

British intelligence has estimated that nearly half a million Russian soldiers have been killed since the start of Moscow’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022, underscoring…

It is the highest on-the-record estimate of Russian military deaths to come from any government since the war in Ukraine began.

The figure hardens a growing consensus among Western officials: Russia is on its heels for the first time since the Kremlin launched its invasion in 2022.