Nearly 500,000 Russian soldiers are estimated to have been killed in Moscow’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine since it began in 2022, a top British intelligence official has said, as the conflicts grinds to a near stalemate.

As Russia hammers Ukraine with bombs and warns foreigners to flee its capital, analysts think it may reflect a war "shifting in favor of Ukrainian forces."

Almost 500,000 Russian soldiers have been killed since it launched its fullscale invasion of Ukraine in 2022, according to the UK's largest spy agency. The numbers were revealed by GCHQ director Anne Keast-Butler in her inaugural public speech as she set out the threats facing the UK and the measures she believes need to be taken to confront them.

Anne Keast-Butler disclosed the staggering scale of the military losses yesterday as she piled pressure on Russian leader Vladimir Putin.

Major attacks on Kyiv, followed by warnings of more, come as Moscow is stalled on the battlefield and at the negotiating table.

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Until this weekend, the prevailing narrative in the Russia-Ukraine war was that Vladimir Putin was on the back foot.

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Russia used a powerful hypersonic missile that has nuclear capabilities to carry out a massive attack Sunday in Kyiv, Ukraine.

The fighting is bitter, but Ukraine’s commanders believe their drone-led forces have found a formula to thwart Vladimir Putin’s ground offensive. For several months they have knocked troops out of action faster than the Kremlin can replace them.

Ukraine's access to billions in much-needed cash is once again hanging in the balance as lawmakers stumble on reforms. Having already missed deadlines on a long list of legislation required by the European Union,