PUTIN’S forces have faced further heavy losses, according to Ukraine’s Armed Forces.
Estimates provided report that 930 Russian soldiers have died within the past 24 hours.
This brings the current estimated death toll as of March 5 to 153,120.
The Armed Forces of Ukraine also reported the loss of five tanks and nine armoured personnel vehicles (APV).
The latest figures come after Russia suffered one of its worst defeats since the start of the war in Ukraine, losing up to 300 soldiers a day and leaving more than 100 military vehicles destroyed.
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