Reuters/Handout/Vyacheslav Gladkov via TelegramRussia has allegedly lost 600 men in the attacks on its border regions in recent days, and the operation has hindered Vladimir Putin's war efforts by keeping his troops distracted, according to Ukrainian intelligence.
The armed offensive—waged by three anti-Kremlin Russian militia groups earlier this month—has also left more than 800 Russians wounded, according Andrii Yusov, a representative of the Ukrainian Ministry of Defense's Main Intelligence Directorate. Speaking on a telethon Monday, Yusov added that 20 Russian armored vehicles and seven tanks have been damaged in the attacks, which he described as having caused "serious enemy losses."
The militia groups—the Freedom of Russia Legion, the Russian Volunteer Corps, and the Siberian Battalion—have said that the intended goal of their campaign is to bring an end to
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