Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov said Russia is losing 254 soldiers per square kilometer it occupies, and an average of 428 soldiers per square kilometer in Donetsk Oblast.
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Russia is now losing 254 soldiers for every square kilometer it occupies, and an average of 428 soldiers per square kilometer in eastern Ukraine's Donetsk Oblast
The woman was recruited in Belarus by Russia's FSB during her visit to the country in 2022, soon after Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine started.
The woman was activated by the FSB in the summer of 2025, where she was tasked with relaying locations of Ukrainian troops and equipment in Kramatorsk.
To carry out the enemy's task, the figure went around the district center and recorded the largest concentration of personnel and equipment of Ukrainian troops.
The woman transmitted the information via voice and text messages to her handler.
Authorities arrested her at her place of residence and confiscated the smartphone she used to communicate with the FSB.
The woman has been served a notice of suspicion for high treason during martial law, where she faces life imprisonment with confiscation of properties if convicted.
Rita Kuksa provided the enemy with information about the movements, deployment, and locations of Ukrainian troops in the town of Selidovo, Donetsk region.
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