Russia Acknowledges Significant Troop Losses

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov has acknowledged that Russia has suffered “significant losses of troops” during its military operation in Ukraine. Peskov said: “Yes, we have significant losses of troops and it is a huge tragedy for us.” Speaking in an exclusive interview with British broadcaster Sky on Thursday, Peskov also hinted that the operation might be over “in the foreseeable future.” He said that Russian forces were “doing their best to bring an end to that operation.” He said that Moscow hopes that in coming days, in the foreseeable future, “this operation will reach its goals, or we’ll finish it by the negotiations between Russian and Ukrainian delegation.”