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Intelligence chiefs are understood to have said Russia is prepared to lose up to 50,000 troops, while the Russian death toll could already stand at around 3,000.
The Government department said in an intelligence update that Putin's forces were suffering from 'logistical challenges' and were sustaining 'casualties' amid the invasion.
Putin gave his 'special gratitude' for troops involved in the 'special operation to provide assistance to the people's republics of Donbas'.
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