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Ukrainian soldiers fire a cannon near Bakhmut in the Donetsk region, Ukraine, May 15, 2023.
  • Ukraine has "completely defeated" the Russian 810th Naval Infantry Brigade, Ukraine's spy chief claimed.
  • Is the second time Ukrainian forces have destroyed the brigade, rendering them combat-ineffective.
  • The Russian military has suffered "extreme attrition and high turnover," the UK MoD said on Saturday.

Ukraine has likely destroyed a Russian naval infantry brigade of the Black Sea Fleet for the second time, a think tank said.

Ukraine's spy chief, Kyrylo Budanov, said that the Russian 810th Naval Infantry Brigade had withdrawn after being defeated amid Ukraine's counteroffensive.