India, June 3 -- As the war in Ukraine escalates, Russia on Tuesday stated that its forces have killed around 1,400 Ukrainian soldiers in the past 24 hours. This data, released by the Russian defence ministry, comes as delegations from Moscow and Kyiv meet in Istanbul to negotiate a ceasefire.

As reported by state-run TASS agency, the Ukrainian army lost over 1,430 troops in battles with Russian forces at the frontline in the past 24 hours. This data from the Russian government comes after the two nations carried out their biggest drone attacks against each other since the start of the war in 2022.

The latest figures from the Russian defence ministry released on June 2 stated that the Ukrainian army lost over 245 troops, two tanks and a...