Key Russian soldier defects to Ukraine as Putin’s invasion ‘losing incredible amounts of troops’

May 13, 2026

Maxim Tucker discusses the defection of a key Russian drone operator as Russia’s offensive continues to stall, speaking to Kate Gerbeau on Frontline.

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  1. According to military expert going by the name of TACO, both sides are losing 25,000 troops a month. Of course we know he got his figures from Solovyov.

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