![]() ![]() Its sinking clearly hit Putin's ego, prompting him to reject a written agreement with Kyiv that was under negotiation, the Financial Times reported April 25, citing informed sources within the Kremlin. Perhaps the biggest blow to Russian morale was the April 14 sinking of the flagship of the Black Sea Fleet, the Moskva missile cruiser, following a Ukrainian missile strike. In addition, Ukrainian forces have destroyed 1,110 tanks, 2,686 armoured combat vehicles and 502 artillery systems, it said. Russia has lost about 24,900 troops since the beginning of its invasion, the Ukrainian Defence Ministry estimated Friday. Shoigu, however, was silent on Russia's high casualties, including the loss of 12 generals in less than three months and the massive amount of Russian military equipment that Ukrainian forces either destroyed in combat or seized after demoralised Russian troops fled. Parades will take place in 28 cities, involving some 65,000 people, 2,400 pieces of military hardware and more than 400 aircraft, Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu in May 4. Many combat vehicles, such as the T-80BVM tank, the Solntsepek flamethrower system and the Pantsir-S anti-aircraft system - all in use in Ukraine - will not be present. However, the parade columns will be noticeably thinner this year with one-third less military equipment and 20% fewer participants than in 2021, according to the Russian Ministry of Defence. The bodies of dozens of civilians were found lying in a single street after Ukrainian forces retook Bucha from Russian troops. The body of a man, with his wrists tied behind his back, lies on a street in Bucha, just northwest of Kyiv on April 2. The Russian military has suffered staggering losses since invading Ukraine. The body of a Russian soldier lies near destroyed military vehicles on the outskirts of Kharkiv on February 26. A shrunken parade amid mounting lossesįollowing tradition, Russia intends to mark May 9 with a military parade on Red Square in Moscow. These Russian war crimes - which include massacring civilians in Bucha and Irpin, looting Ukrainians' homes for consumer goods and shipping them back to Russia, and bombing the Mariupol drama theatre - in fact evoke the horrifying memories of Nazi behaviour in World War II that serves as the focal point of the Victory Day parade. Russian troops have been suffering serious losses since Russian President Vladimir Putin sent them into Ukraine February 24, and in an attempt to "exact revenge" for their losses, the Russian military and paramilitaries are committing war crimes in occupied territories. ALMATY - This year's Victory Day - the holiday commemorating Nazism's defeat in World War II, which Russia and some other former Soviet republics celebrate May 9 - is being overshadowed by Russia's brutal invasion of Ukraine. ![]()
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