UK defense chief says more than 15,000 Russian troops have been killed
By Reuters
10 May 2022 |
1:07 pm
Footage released by the Russia Defense Ministry on May 10, 2022 shows Colonel General Sergei Kuzovlev, Chief of Staff of the Southern Military District, presenting awards to Russian servicemen during a "special military operation" in Ukraine.
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