Vladimir Putin’s military holiday was overshadowed by grim battlefield news: Russian forces had suffered their deadliest month of the year so far in the war he started.
On Sunday, the Russian leader praised current and former Airborne Forces personnel on their professional holiday for their “unwavering resolve,” but the celebrations were overshadowed by mounting casualties and continued Ukrainian strikes that painted a far darker picture than the one Putin, 73, sought to project.
According to the Ukrainian General Staff, Russian forces suffered 42,860 casualties in July alone—the highest monthly toll reported so far this year in the ongoing war.
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