VLADIMIR Putin is sending troops into battle on crutches — as more than 1,000 of his soldiers are killed every day.
Russia’s January casualty rate hit 48,000 dead, wounded or missing.
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Vlad pal Kim Jong Un’s North Korean forces are also getting a hammering.
Latest assessments reveal Russian invaders have been slowed by Ukraine’s fighters, claiming around 120 miles of territory in January compared to 150 in December.
January was the second bloodiest month for Russia since the start of the war nearly three years ago.
There have been more than 837,000 Russian casualties since the invasion.
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Ukraine still holds territory in Kursk, western Russia, and a third of the North Korean troops sent there to fight for Putin have been killed or wounded.
President Volodymyr Zelensky said Ukraine has also ramped up the effectiveness of “deep strikes” hundreds of miles inside Russia.
The assaults in Vlad’s backyard are beginning to have an effect on the Russian economy, with bank rates hitting 21 per cent amid huge corporate debt.
The assessment comes from Ukrainian sources, but a Western official said: “We believe the Ukrainian figures are credible.
“We are also seeing signs Russians are recycling the wounded back into the fight. You’ll have seen video of troops on crutches being pushed back into the line.”
Reports claim Donald Trump will try to force Zelensky to agree a ceasefire with Russia by Easter.
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