The report is the latest sign of Russia’s increasing desperation to crush Ukraine’s fierce resistance that has taken the Kremlin by surprise, with some estimates saying Russian losses are above 30,000.
One soldier, Sergeant Sidney Beldam (pictured), had a large portion of his nose torn off by a piece of shrapnel – so that his upper lip was permanently lifted in a snarl. But Gillies rescued his appearance.
The team of ex-special forces veterans roped down the property at 4.30am on Bloomsbury Way, London. They blocked the windows to stop squatters jumping out as bailiffs stormed inside.
Two American US Army veterans have been taken as prisoners of war in Ukraine, the first since the conflict began in March.
About 7,000 military personnel and 45 ships took part in the exercise that involved air drops and amphibious landings on Gotland – an island that is strategically located in the Baltic Sea.
Demoralised Russian troops in Ukraine are plotting ways to get out of the country including trying to arrange ‘fake marriages’, Ukraine’s intelligence agency has revealed.