Ukraine’s armed forces have claimed the downing of a Russian Mi-24 helicopter as Putin’s troops continue to be ground down in brutal fighting in the east of the country. The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine released a war report on Saturday detailing the latest causalities inflicted on invading Russian forces, alongside downing the helicopter, Ukrainian shelling also reportedly managed to destroy an opposing artillery unit.
As Russian losses mount and with the Kremlin’s offensive seemingly stalled on many fronts, Putin’s close ally Dimitry Medvedev has hinted at a shift in war objectives for the Russian leadership. The Deputy Secretary of the Security Council of Russia said in an interview with Russian state television that the Kremlin’s “goals” in the war could see the Russian army tasked with capturing not only the Ukrainian capital Kyiv but also advancing as far westwards as the city of Lviv.
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