Russia has probably used Iranian drones for first time, says UK; Zelenskiy says ‘stabilisation’ ongoing in regained territory
- What we know on day 203 of the invasion
On Sky News in the UK, Moscow correspondent Diana Magnay has said that she does not see Russian President Vladimir Putin “ending this anytime soon and withdrawing his troops”. She told viewers:
Ukraine does seem to be on the advantage now. And the Russian forces, on a long and overstretched frontline which clearly has weaknesses in it that the Ukrainians have identified, are going to be suffering from pretty poor morale. I think that is the main problem that Russia is facing.
The Kremlin has been pretty tight lipped about the counteroffensive. But what has been very interesting here [inMoscow] is to watch the kind of comments and criticism from not the liberal camp, but pro-war nationalist bloggers, especially on Telegram, and some military analysts who want Russia to be doing better. They are very angry that they are suffering the kind of setbacks that we are now seeing.
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