Putin says Ukraine's counteroffensive is a total failure, with tens of thousands dead

Kiev has had no success with counteroffensive – Putin

The Ukrainian military has lost “tens of thousands” of troops in its push against Moscow’s forces, the Russian president has said

The West is evidently disappointed that Kiev’s much-lauded counteroffensive has failed to produce any results and has led to high levels of Ukrainian casualties, Russian President Vladimir Putin has said.

Kiev has received “colossal amounts of resources,” including all kinds of Western weapons and “thousands of foreign mercenaries and advisers,” but has still failed in its campaign, Putin stated during a government meeting on Friday.

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