Russian forces are trying to bypass the city from the north and south, but so far without success, a military spokesperson said.

The BBC portal and the independent Russian portal Mediazona have verified 90,000 deaths of Russian soldiers since the attack on Ukraine in 2022. Experts estimate that the total number of casualties ranges from 159,

Russia has lost about twice as many men to death and serious injury as Ukraine. But the trends favor the Kremlin.

Russia has lost 1,340 soldiers killed and wounded, 62 artillery systems and 12 armoured combat vehicles over the past day. Source: General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on Facebook Details: The total combat losses of the Russian forces between 24 February 2022 and 23 January 2025 are estimated to be as follows [figures in parentheses represent the latest losses - ed.