Ukraine war latest: Putin ‘downplaying battle failures’ as Makiivka attack death toll ‘far higher than Moscow admitted’

THE UK’s Ministry of Defence has claimed that Vladimir Putin has been “downplaying war failures” as the Makiivka attack death toll was “far higher than Moscow admitted”. In their latest intelligence update, the UK’s Ministry of Defence claimed that Russia faced hundreds of deaths in the Makiivka attack, despite only claiming 89 had died. The Ministry tweeted: “Russia highly likely suffered more than 300 casualties in a strike on troop accommodation at Makiivka.” The added: “The difference between the number of casualties Russia acknowledged and the likely true total highlights the pervasive presence of disinformation in Russian public announcements. “This typically comes about through a combination of deliberate lying authorised by senior leaders, and the communication of inaccurate reports by more junior officials, keen to downplay their failings in Russia’s ‘blame and sack’ culture.” Read our Ukraine war blog below for the latest news…