Amid studies of low morale and excessive casualty numbers in Ukraine’s Donbas, BBC Newsnight revisits Russia’s 331st Guards Parachute Regiment, thought of “the very best of the very best.”
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The Donbas has turn out to be a battle of attrition with excessive casualties on each side, BBC Newsnight charts the influence of the warfare on the Russian facet from the 331st regiment’s dwelling in Kostroma to the evolution of symbols painted on their tanks.
In April, we confirmed 39 troopers had been killed however now BBC Newsnight estimates the full variety of casualties to be between 400-500, nearly half of the regiment’s energy from the start of the warfare.
Newsnight’s Diplomatic Editor Mark City analyses official and social Russian media to proceed the story of the elite unit who’re nonetheless trapped in a battle that is claiming an increasing number of lives.
This movie was produced by Louis Harris-White and Maria Jevstafjeva.
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