LIVE UKRAINE. Lavrov: Nuclear weapons only answer to external threats against Russia

US officials have said the total number of Ukrainian and Russian troops killed or wounded since the war in Ukraine began is nearly 500,000, according to a report by The New York Times. According to Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, possession of nuclear weapons is the only response to external threats facing Russia. And according to US intelligence, Ukraine will not achieve the main goal of the counter-offensive. Follow all news about the war in Ukraine in our live blog.

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