Ukraine news latest — Putin ally issues chilling warning to the West as Russia ‘suffers 200,000 casualties’ during war

RUSSIAN ally state Belarus has warned the West it could join Putin’s brutal war at any moment. Alexander Lukashenko, the Belarusian president, said he is ready to order his troops to fight alongside Russia. Speaking to a group of media, Lukashenko said: “I’m ready to wage war, alongside the Russians, from the territory of Belarus. But only if someone – even a single soldier – enters our territory from there (Ukraine) with weapons to kill my people.” This comes as Russian losses continue to mount, with the British Ministry of Defence claiming the Kremlin may have lost up to 200,000 soldiers. Of these 200,000 casualties, 40,000 soldiers may have died, the MoD shared on Twitter today. Read our Ukraine war blog below for the latest news…