INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said Friday that Ukraine had lost over 125,000 troops since launching its counteroffensive in June,
military personnel are acting competently and decisively, occupying more advantageous positions and expanding zones of their control in all
forces had "considerably increased" their operations in the eastern Ukraine, but that its forces were holding on.Fighting has remained
war-battered town in October, and analysts suggest Moscow's forces have made incremental gains, though at an enormous human cost.AFP
contributed to this reporting.
