Ukraine claims two Russian colonels ‘killed in one week’ as Putin invasion stalls
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Ukraine claims two Russian colonels ‘killed in one week’ as Putin invasion stalls

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For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Two Russian colonels have been killed this week in the invasion of Ukraine, Kyiv officials have claimed. Shavrov and Gashiyatullin are said to have died fighting Ukrainian soldiers who are resisting Putin’s forces in the besieged coastal city of Mariupol - and are the fifth and sixth Russian colonels said to have died since Russia began its “special operation”. “We’re not only talking about generals, we’re also talking about colonels who are, of course, also really high in the organisation.” A senior Nato military officer has claimed that Russia has suffered as many as 40,000 casualties in the first month of fighting in Ukraine with the estimate based on information provided by Kyiv, hints given by Russia and data acquired through open-source intelligence, the officer said. open image in gallery Russia Ukraine War The Month in Review Addressing a Nato summit in Brussels, Mr Zelensky said Ukraine needed fighter jets, tanks, anti-ship weapons and improved air defence to repel Russian troops as the war enters its second month.

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