Russia takes losses in failed river crossing, officials say

A truck transports a platform with a Ukrainian self-propelled artillery vehicle in the Donetsk region of Ukraine on Thursday May 12 2022 (Evgeniy Maloletka/AP)

Russia lost significant numbers of troops and important equipment when Ukrainian forces thwarted their attempt to cross a river in the east, British officials have said.

It is another sign of Moscow’s struggle to win decisive victories and salvage a war gone awry.