The figure hardens a growing consensus among Western officials: Russia is on its heels for the first time since the Kremlin launched its invasion in 2022.

Ukraine’s campaign against Russian logistics is becoming more sophisticated. In addition to striking trucks, fuel depots and supply convoys, Ukrainian drones are reportedly drop

The Ukrainian military released a theatrical, action-packed video showing the destruction of two Russian planes and a key missile system in the Black Sea. Ukrainian drones took out two of Moscow’s Tu-142 naval aircraft at the military airfield in Taganrog,

Ukraine appears to be gaining momentum on the battlefield in its grinding fight with Russia, regaining territory for the first time in years as it outflanks Moscow’s forces through its domination of drone warfare.

BBC Verify has analysed videos of attacks in occupied Ukraine on Russian trucks carrying ammunition, fuel and food.

Ukraine’s early embrace of drones, and the mass-industrialization of their accuracy and power, has begun to exact a defining toll on Russia.

It is the highest on-the-record estimate of Russian military deaths to come from any government since the war in Ukraine began.