UK Ministry of Defense: Ukraine's defense of Mariupol exhausted Russian units

Russia's Ministry of Defence has proposed compensation payments for the families of deceased service personnel be overseen by military rather than civilian officials, Report informs, citing the UK Ministry of Defense.

"This likely reflects a desire to hide the true scale of Russia's losses from the domestic population. Russia's decision to besiege rather than attack Mariupol's Azovstal steel plant means many Russian units remain fixed in the city and cannot be redeployed. Ukraine's defense of Mariupol has also exhausted many Russian units and reduced their combat effectiveness," DefenseHQ tweeted.