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Institute for the Study of War:  Russian officials dismiss planned summit talk with Ukraine a ’pure spectacle’

Russian officials appear to be setting conditions for Russian President Vladimir Putin to reject Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky’s invitation to meet on May 15 in Istanbul for bilateral ceasefire negotiations. Russian Federation Council Deputy Speaker Konstantin Kosachev responded to Zelensky on May 12 and claimed that Zelensky’s invitation is “pure spectacle”

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Institute for the Study of War: Russia rejects US cease-fire proposal

Kremlin Spokesperson Dmitry Peskov rejected another US-Ukrainian general ceasefire proposal on May 10 amid continued Russian demands that any future ceasefire include conditions that support Russia’s long-term goal of gaining control of all of Ukraine and would allow Russia to resume offensive operations from a more advantageous position at a

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May 12, 2025

Ukrainian General Staff:  about 1,170 Russian casualties in the past day; 35 Russian tanks and armored personnel carriers destroyed or disabled

Ukraine Defense Ministry

The estimated total combat losses of the enemy from 24.02.22 to 12.05.25:

personnel: about 967 060 (+1 170) persons   
tanks: 10 800 (+8)         
troop-carrying AFVs: 22 473 (+27)       
artillery systems: 27 718 (+48)         
MLRS: 1 381 (+0)  
anti-aircraft systems: 1 162 (+3)        
aircraft: 372 (+0)
helicopters: 335 (+0)
UAVs operational-tactical level: 35 678 (+141)
cruise missiles: 3 197 (+0)
warships/boats: 28 (+0)
submarines: 1 (+0)
vehicles and fuel tanks: 48 118 (+171)     
special equipment: 3 884 (+6)

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Wilson Center

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