Vladimir Putin on the run? Russia says it will scale back its Ukraine invasion to focus on 'liberating' the eastern Donbas region 'and save face' after losing 20 BATTALIONS... but Western intelligence warns it could all be part of a trap
Russia's defence ministry also updated its losses in Ukraine to 1,351 soldiers, adding 3,825 had been wounded
Russia's figure is far lower than Western estimates that say tens of thousands have been killed in the war
Moscow today attempted to put a positive spin on its disastrous invasion,saying it had achieved its targets
In another embarrassing blow, it was revealed today that a Russian brigade commander had died after being run down with a tank by his own troops
By CHRIS JEWERS FOR MAILONLINE and AFP
PUBLISHED: 15:27 EDT, 25 March 2022 | UPDATED: 23:44 EDT, 25 March 2022
The Russian military hinted that Moscow may scale back its invasion of Ukraine and instead focus on 'liberating' the eastern Donbas region in a potential face-saving climbdown amid Western claims that Putin's military has been devastated and 20 battalions have been wiped out.
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10653105/Putin-run-Russia-scale-invasion-just-liberating-eastern-Donbas.html
