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- Vladimir Putin is seeking to grind out a victory in Ukraine.
- But its coming at a massive cost in casualties.
- A Ukrainian officer said Russia lost 5,000 troops in battles for a district.
Russia's war of attrition in Ukraine is coming at a huge cost in killed and injured troops, with a Ukrainian official claiming Russia suffered 5,000 casualties in battles for one neighborhood alone.
Ukrainian defense official Lieutenant General Ivan Havrylyuk, in an essay published in Ukrainian outlet NV on July 9, discussed the possibility of a new Ukrainian counteroffensive to drive back Russian forces occupying territory in the south and east of Ukraine.