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Russia has confirmed the death of Major General Vladimir Zavadsky in the war in Ukraine. He was blown up by a mine.

The links between many companies in former Soviet countries are deeply rooted, none more so than in the aviation sectors where Ukrainian expertise has long been prized.

Spare parts used to repair Russian military airplanes and helicopters appear to have been imported from a number of Ukrainian factories, according to an investigation published by the independent Russian news outlet Important Stories on Nov. 27.

Over the past six weeks, Russian troops have likely suffered "some of the highest" casualty rates in Ukraine, the U.K. Defense Ministry reported on Nov. 27. The heavy losses "have largely been caused" by Russia's offensive against Avdiivka in Donetsk Oblast, the ministry said.

As Russia continues to send troops to Ukraine, people from its ethnic minority regions are more likely to be conscripted and face higher death rates in battle. Thousands of them have fled to neighbouring countries to avoid that fate — but relocation comes with its own challenges.