‘Huge tragedy for us’: Kremlin admits ‘significant’ Russian troop losses in Ukraine

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'Huge tragedy for us': Kremlin admits 'significant' Russian troop losses in Ukraine

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov briefly admitted that Russia had suffered a "significant" loss of its troops in Ukraine, calling the casualties "a huge tragedy" for the country in an interview with Sky News. CNN's Nic Robertson reports.

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