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Ukraine war briefing: Russian soldiers ‘survive no more than 30 minutes on the battlefield’

CIA chief John Ratcliffe said that Russian recruits on the Ukrainian battlefield have an average life expectancy of 20 to 30 minutes, attributing this high attrition rate to AI-powered drones. President Volodymyr Zelensky dismissed Defence Minister Mykhailo Fedorov after six months and appointed Yevhenii Khmara as acting Defence Minister. Sir Keir Starmer, on his final visit to Kyiv as Prime Minister, pledged €300m to help acquire 16 Swedish-made Gripen fighter jets.

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Ukraine war briefing: Russian soldiers ‘survive no more than 30 minutes on the battlefield’
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