Almost a thousand Russian troops have been killed in the deadliest day of fighting since the Ukraine war began, according to officials in Kyiv.
Ukraine's General Staff of the Armed Forces made the claim on Monday after revealing 71,200 of Vladimir Putin 's soldiers were estimated have died since the invasion started in February.
A total of 950 of these had been killed on Sunday alone, they said, as Volodymyr Zelensky ’s forces continue to advance on the key southern city of Kherson.
