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Ukraine war: Russia executing own retreating soldiers
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https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-67234144
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Ukrainian estimates put the number of Russian casualties in Avdiivka at 5,000, while the US says that Russia lost “at least” 125 armoured vehicles and more than a battalion’s worth of equipment.
“Russia’s mobilised forces remain under-trained, under-equipped and unprepared for combat, as was the case during their failed winter offensive last year,” National Security Council spokesman John Kirby said in a briefing on Thursday.
He said that the Russian military “appears to be using what we would call ‘human wave’ tactics, just throwing masses of these poorly trained soldiers right into the fight.”
On Thursday, the US announced a new $150m (£123.7m) military assistance package for Ukraine that includes artillery and small-arms ammunition, as well as anti-tank weapons.
However, future aid to Ukraine is in doubt following the election of Republican Mike Johnson as speaker of the US House of Representatives earlier this week.
Mr Johnson - who is on the right wing of the Republican Party - is against further US aid to Ukraine and has previously supported amendments to block it.
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