US Politics | Ukraine war LIVE – Maniac Vladimir Putin faces DISASTER as death toll soars and ‘very slow’ advance

RUSSIA is struggling to score an effective offensive against Ukraine, and the chances of that happening are lowering, according to MoD official. The most recent intelligence report from the UK Defence Ministry states that Russian military forced ...struggled... to make significant effective combat against Ukraine. According to the report, the Russian military is experiencing scores of deaths of personnel, and are struggling to deploy a response to Ukraine's counter attacks. The MoD report read: ...As well as dealing with severe under-manning, Russian planners face a dilemma between deploying reserves to the Donbas or defending against Ukrainian counterattacks in the south-western Kherson sector,... the MoD said.Although Russia may still be able to take more of the eastern Donbas region, the MoD said: ...Their operational tempo and rate of advance is likely to be very slow without a significant operational pause for reorganisation and refit....The Kremlin reportedly ordered a ...volunteer mobilisation... of up to 34,000 soldiers by the end of next month. This is to make up for the losses in combat. Reports reveal that Russia has suffered around 20,000 casualties in nearly five months since the start of the invasion in February. Read our Ukraine war live blog below for the latest up-to-date news...