As losses mount, the pace of Russia's advance has at times been slower than the Battle of the Somme during World War I, a report says.

The number of deaths, injuries and missing is approaching a grim milestone after nearly four years of fighting.

A new report warns that the number of soldiers killed, injured or missing on both sides of Russia's war on Ukraine could hit 2 million by the spring, with Russia suffering the largest number of troop deaths recorded for any major power in any conflict since World War II.

But Russian President Vladimir Putin would be unlikely to opt for such a mobilization, an option that’s proved deeply unpopular within Russia. He’s avoided any repeat of a September 2022 call-up of 300,000 reservists that prompted an exodus of hundreds of thousands from the country and triggered a spike in public discontent with the war.

Russia's winter strikes have focused on Ukraine's energy infrastructure.

Defence Intelligence of Ukraine (HUR) confirmed the Kenyan was in possession of two passports of other Kenyans when he was taken out.