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Russia's deployment of North Korean troops in Ukraine signals Putin's desperation, Austin says

Russia has endured over 700,000 casualties since launching its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022—more than in all of Moscow’s conflicts since World War II combined, U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said on Jan. 9.

The toll, which surpasses two-thirds of the Russian military's pre-war strength, reflects the severe cost of what Vladimir Putin calls "special military operation," Austin said at Ramstein Air Base in Germany.

In November 2024 alone, Russia lost nearly 1,500 troops daily, a pace that has stretched its military resources to the breaking point. "Volunteers cannot make up for these stunning losses," Austin added. "The Kremlin has been reduced to scouring Russia’s jails and coercing contract soldiers."

Massive attack on several regions: fires started in Rostov region

Over the past night of January 10, air defense forces on duty intercepted and destroyed a total of 40 unmanned aerial vehicles, the Defense Ministry reports.

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Acting Governor of Rostov Region Yuri Slyusar reported a massive air attack early in the morning. According to operational information, no one was hurt, but there is destruction. In Myasnikovsky District, in the village of Chaltyr, a private house and cars parked nearby caught fire. In the village of Krym, a manufacturing plant caught fire. In the village of Kryukov in Kuibyshevsky District, windows were broken, the facades and roofs of seven residential buildings and a school were damaged. Recall that Voronezh was also attacked in the evening .