US estimates Russian military has lost 8% to 10% of military assets used in invasion of Ukraine, official says
"The US estimates that as much as 8% to 10% of Russian military assets used in the invasion of Ukraine is now destroyed or inoperable, according to a US official familiar with the...
"Nikolai Mikolivitch, a former Givati combat soldier now in a Ukrainian special forces unit defending Kyiv, tells Channel 12 that it’ll take several days before Russian forces manage to breach the capital.
Mikolivitch says the Russians are roughly 10 kilometers from the edge of Kyiv but that...
This is either badly phrased or misleading. Here's their official stance:
"In addition, the Party assured that in no case will Ukraine cede its claim to Crimea, Donetsk and Luhansk nor agree to any ultimatums on its sovereignty and territorial integrity.
"We hear Russia's demand to recognize...
"Russia has officially become the most-sanctioned nation on Earth in the span of just 10 days, surpassing the likes of North Korea and Iran, due to the recent actions of President Vladimir Putin regarding Ukraine, according to sanctions-tracking database Castellum.ai."...
“A number of senior Russian army officers were also killed and wounded,” the department claimed on Monday.
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/ukraine-russia-fighting-general-killed-b2030661.html
Can't speak for everyone. I would say the government is selfish in that it cares about its own interests, like coordinating with Russia in Syria. This is despite Russia historically siding with Israel's adversaries (PLO, Hezbollah, Iran, Syria).
The most Russia could do in that regard is hand over the SDF-controlled Tall Rif'at area near Afrin. When it comes to fighting the SDF/PKK in northeast Syria, they'll have to convince the U.S./coalition forces there for that.
