UKRAINE’S chilling “death calculus” has revealed the staggering cost of each square kilometre seized by Vladimir Putin in his bloody war.
A shocking set of statistics has uncovered just how many men the despot has lost as well as the tanks he has let be destroyed in order to make his territorial gains.
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The numbers have been worked out by Ukraine’s Khortytsia Operational Strategic Group.
They took into account how many tanks, weapons and human lives have been lost over the war per the amount of land the tyrant has grabbed.
The group revealed that in the first three months of 2025, Russia spent an average of 146 soldiers, one tank, two armoured combat vehicles and four and a half artillery pieces per square kilometre of Ukrainian territory.
Despite the huge toll the war is taking on Russia, Putin has continued to throw his men into his meatgrinder war effort.
Last month, the Kremlin announced they are looking to call-up another 160,000 troops in the biggest mobilisation in the last 14 years.
Despite the huge drive in numbers the country’s defence ministry claimed the campaign “is in no way connected” to the war in Ukraine.
It comes as the Russian tyrant has once again ramped up attacks on Ukraine in recent weeks.
Putin launched devastating missile assaults on Ukraine over the weekend in some of the most intensive and sustained attacks of the whole conflict.
Vlad’s forces unleashed deadly Kh101 missiles from over the Caspian Sea – in breach of the naval ceasefire announced in March.
Nato was forced to raise its war planes in response – both Polish and from other Allied members – to patrol air space bordering Ukraine.
Poland’s command headquarters said: “Attention – due to the intensive activity of the long-range aviation of the Russian Federation, performing strikes on objects located, among others, in the west of Ukraine, the operation of Polish and allied aviation in our airspace has begun.
“The RSZ [armed forces] Operational Commander activated all available forces and resources at his disposal.
“On-call fighter pairs have been [scrambled], and ground-based air defence and radio-location reconnaissance systems have reached a state of highest readiness.
“The steps taken are aimed at ensuring security in the areas bordering the threatened areas.
“The RSZ Operational Command is monitoring the current situation and subordinate forces and resources remain in full readiness for immediate response.”
This blast came just one day after a Russian missile strike on Zelensky’s hometown Kryvyi Rih, killing at least 19 people, including at least nine children.
A further 61 civilians were wounded.
Bloodied survivors were seen staggering into the open or being pulled from the rubble on stretchers as flames roared from shattered buildings.
What is the naval ceasfire?
RUSSIA and Ukraine agreed to a naval ceasefire in the Black Sea, brokered by the US.
The deal, announced by Washington at the end of March, aimed to reopen a key trade route and includes a commitment to “develop measures” to uphold a ban on attacking each other’s energy infrastructure.
But Russia said the ceasefire wouldn’t kick in until sanctions on its food and fertiliser trade are lifted.
That also included reconnecting key banks to SwiftPay, easing restrictions on Russian-flagged vessels, and lifting curbs on agricultural machinery imports.
The White House said it would “help restore Russia‘s access to the world market for agricultural and fertiliser exports,” though it’s unclear when the agreement comes into force.
President Zelensky welcomed the deal as “the right meetings, the right decisions, the right steps” — but called the US concession a “weakening of positions.”
He later accused Moscow of lying, saying the ceasefire shouldn’t depend on lifting sanctions.
Defence Minister Rustem Umerov said third countries could monitor parts of the agreement and warned that Russian warships straying outside the eastern Black Sea would be seen as “a threat to the national security of Ukraine.”
“In this case Ukraine will have full right to exercise right to self-defence,” he added.
The agreement also revives hopes for safe commercial shipping in the Black Sea — crucial for global grain exports — but with both sides trading accusations of fresh attacks, doubts remain over how long the fragile truce will hold.
Ukraine has repeatedly accused Russia of targeting residential areas and civilians throughout the three-year-long war.
But Russia denies deliberately firing on non-military targets, despite thousands of civilians having been killed in Russian air strikes, including on schools, hospitals and apartment blocks.
Ukraine and its Western allies in Europe believe these horror strikes show the dictator has no interest in brokering lasting peace in the region.
Washington has been trying to hash out the terms of a deal between Ukraine and Russia in a bid to end Putin‘s three-year invasion.
But the Kremlin has been insisting on a list of conditions and demands – delaying the process.
Kyiv agreed on an initial proposal for a full 30-ceasefire earlier this month – but this was quickly rejected by Putin.
Trump has previously said he was “p***ed off” with Putin for his lack of willingness to agree to a ceasefire.
The US President took a rare aim at Putin last weekend after the Russian tyrant called for president Zelensky’s removal in an effort to stall peace talks.
He said: “I was very angry, p***ed off, when Putin started getting into Zelensky’s credibility.”
He also threatened to impose a 50 per cent tariff on countries buying Russian oil.
Trump’s allies have urged the US President not to directly speak to the Russian tyrant until he fully commits to a ceasefire.
‘Putin must be slapped with strict peace deadline’
by Martina Bet and Jerome Starkey
VLADIMIR Putin must be slapped with a strict peace deadline to end his deadly games in Ukraine, Keir Starmer said.
The PM issued his warning as European allies met in Paris to step up deployment plans to enforce any peace deal.
Britain, France, and Germany will send military chiefs to Kyiv for talks on creating a multinational force to ensure Russia sticks to any ceasefire.
Sir Keir accused Putin of stalling negotiations to buy time.
He declared: “They are playing games and they’re playing for time. It’s classic from the Putin playbook.”
While he stopped short of setting a precise deadline, he made clear he wants progress “in days and weeks, not months and months”.
Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky said: “Putin is not ready for direct talks.
“He wants war, and what can a man who wants war say at peace talks? I’m not going to swallow his narrative. I’m not interested.”
Asked about US envoy Steve Witkoff’s comments that sending troops to Ukraine would be absurd, Mr Zelensky said: “For us, these people are from another planet.”
And when asked what he thought of any progress, he said: “The world moves slower than the country at war. It is going slowly — but I can’t push anyone.”
In a rare criticism of Moscow, Donald Trump said Russia might be “dragging their heels” at talks.
But Mr Zelensky demanded the US needed to get stronger against Vladimir Putin.
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