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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Pjotr Sauer

Russian soldier says army suffering heavy losses in Kharkiv offensive

Ukrainian soldiers run in their dugout as they fire towards Russia
Ukrainian soldiers from the 13th Brigade of the National Guard fire artillery towards the Russian border. Photograph: Anadolu/Getty Images

Anton Andreev, a Russian soldier from the fifth company of the 1009th regiment, painted a bleak picture of Russia’s offensive in the Ukrainian northern region of Kharkiv.

His unit had been decimated, he said, with only 12 out of 100 soldiers still alive as they came under constant Ukrainian fire and drones in Vovchansk, a prime target of Russia’s advances.

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