Putin's war in Ukraine has entered its latest grisly phase, as the battered east of the country plays host to a brutal and attritional battle.
Since Vladimir Putin ’s invasion on February 24, thousands are now thought to have lost their lives with death tolls racking up at an alarming rate on both sides.
Speaking to the BBC, the presidential adviser to Ukraine ’s Volodymyr Zelensky, Mykhaylo Podolyak, said that between 100 and 200 soldiers are dying every day.