Russia ‘looking for new soldiers’; Kyiv claims 83,000 dead so far in 2026

Russia’s attempts at escalation via Belarus , where it has delivered more nuclear weapons and held highly publicised joint war games, come as its ground war falters in Ukraine. Ukrainian commander-in-chief Oleksandr Syrskii told Militarnyi magazine that Ukraine has seized the tactical initiative, as Ukrainian offensive assaults on Russian positions now outnumber Russian assaults on Ukrainian positions. …