Russia suffers ‘colossal losses’ after tanks get stuck in the mud

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The moist climate within the east of Ukraine has reportedly slowed Russian tanks down (Footage: Getty)

Ukraine mentioned Russia has been hit with ‘colossal losses’ in its struggle to take the Donbas area.

Kremlin troops have been focusing their assault on the east of Ukraine – the place Moscow has separatist assist – since shedding their battle for Kyiv.

They've since been slowed down by moist climate which has made them simple targets for the Ukrainian army, in response to western officers.

President Volodymyr Zelensky’s presidential adviser, Oleksiy Arestovych, mentioned on Friday: ‘We now have severe losses however the Russians’ losses are a lot a lot larger…They've colossal losses.’

A Pentagon official confirmed Russian forces had been ‘making sluggish and uneven and, frankly incremental progress within the Donbas’.

This has been blamed on Russia’s ‘logistics and sustainment challenges’.

Russia has reportedly suffered more losses than Ukraine as Vladimir Putin's troops fight for the Donbas region in the east of the country.

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The US and the UK mentioned the sluggish progress means Russian victory is unlikely by Could 9 (Image: Getty)

Russia has reportedly suffered more losses than Ukraine as Vladimir Putin's troops fight for the Donbas region in the east of the country."/>

The muddy floor means Russian tanks should depend on the roads (Image: Getty)

The official added: ‘Because it begins to rain extra and there’s extra mud, it'll pressure them to be ever extra reliant on paved roads and paved highways, and that we'd anticipate that a few of their progress can be slowed by, frankly, by mud and by climate circumstances.’

Vladimir Putin has reportedly been hoping for some kind of win in Ukraine by Could 9 – when Russia will have fun its ‘victory’ parade.

Certainly, the Kremlin has not too long ago made a present of – nicknamed ‘Devil II’ – developed as a alternative for its Chilly Struggle-era tools. 

However Britain’s armed forces minister James Heappey mentioned it was unlikely Russia would achieve a lot floor by that time.

He advised BBC Radio 4: ‘If they're going to attempt to obtain one thing by Could 9, they are going to be pressured to stay on roads as a result of the mud doesn't permit for armoured manoeuvre cross-country.

‘What we'll see, subsequently, is very canalised Russian columns that, as we noticed north of Kyiv, current the Ukrainians with fairly simple pickings.’

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