Reports suggest 4,300 Russians troops have been killed so far in Ukraine

The Ukrainian Deputy Defence Minister, Hanna Malya, has suggested that approximately 4,300 Russian servicemen have died during the invasion of Ukraine.

However, she admitted that this number is still being clarified.

She also cited figures that Moscow has lost 146 tanks, 27 aircraft and 26 helicopters in the conflict so far—which began on Thursday. 

Heavy fighting is ongoing in Ukraine’s second-largest city Kharkiv this morning as Russian troops are continue to advance on Kyiv.