VLADIMIR Putin is throwing THOUSANDS of troops “into a meat grinder” as part of a sick new offensive. Ukraine’s leader has warned. In a new interview, hero president Volodymyr Zelensky said he believed Russia is preparing a new offensive in the war-torn east of the country. But the defiant leader said Vladimir Putin’s new offensive was to send thousands of Russian soldiers to their deaths Speaking of an anticipated new Russian offensive, he told Sky News: “We see their attacks are stronger there may be a couple of surges. The east is losing a lot of people. They don’t care about that. We count their losses. 1,000s of soldiers – they just throw them into the meat grinder.” Meanwhile, Kyiv’s Major confirmed one person dead and two wounded after a Russian rocket hit a non-residential building in the Holosiiv district. Read our Ukraine war blog below for the latest news…