Russia and Ukraine have made competing claims about who is gaining ground, as Russian strikes keep hitting Ukrainian cities and U.S.

MOSCOW, March 11 (Reuters) - Russia's Foreign Ministry on Wednesday condemned a deadly Ukrainian strike on the western Russian city of Bryansk as a "terrorist attack" and accused Britain, whose missiles it said were used,

The Kremlin's own classified assessments estimate that 1,315,000 Russian soldiers have been killed and wounded on the battlefield since the start of Russia's full-scale of Ukraine in February 2022,

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Ukraine says it will never recognize Russia's control over parts of Donetsk and other Ukrainian regions partially or fully held by Russia.

The conflict is draining supplies Ukraine needs for its defense, while surging oil prices are boosting the Russian economy.

Ukrainian youth organizations and Ukrainian children have been forced to adapt to a new lifestyle due to Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine since February 2022.

Russia has lost around 1,275,980 troops in Ukraine since the beginning of its full-scale invasion on Feb. 24, 2022, the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported on March 11. The number includes 990 casualties that Russian forces suffered over the past day.