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100,000 Russians killed or wounded in Ukraine in five months, says US

A file photo of a funeral ceremony for a fallen Russian soldier at a cemetery in Bogoroditsk in the Tula region on March 24, 2023. © Natalia Kolesnikova, AFP

More than 20,000 Russian troops have died and another 80,000 were wounded in five months of fighting in eastern Ukraine, particularly in Bakhmut, a White House official said Monday. The announcement came as overnight Russian missile attacks on the eastern city of Pavlohrad killed two people and injured 40, according to President Volodymyr Zelensky. Read our live blog to see how all the day's events unfolded. All times are Paris time (GMT+2). 

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