Data released by Ukraine s military said their troops have killed more than 44,000 Russian soldiers and destroyed some 1,800 tanks. Other estimates put the figure of tanks lost much higher.
The icy conditions will make a difficult situation even worse for the invaders, who have been stuck roughly 20 miles from Kyiv for days amid mechanical problems and fuel supply issues.
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