Press Secretary of the President of the Russian Federation Dmitry Peskov said that Russia had significant losses in the war with Ukraine, but did not give an exact figure..

Peskov stated this in an interview with Sky News..

" And this is a great tragedy for us,"

Putin's spokesman named a new reason for Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine - the prevention of World War III.

Peskov also expressed hope that the war in Ukraine will end in the coming days or in the near future due to Russia achieving its goals, or through negotiations..

To the journalist's clarification whether this war could end through negotiations after what happened, Peskov replied that he could.