Russia is losing as many as 2,000 men for every 100 yards gained in human wave assaults in eastern Ukraine, according to Nato intelligence.
The figures came after a day of pledges by Nato defence ministers to equip Ukraine against the Russian offensive, particularly its aerial threat, amid reports that the Kremlin is massing fighter jets, bombers and attack helicopters on its western borders.
Lloyd Austin, the US defence secretary, said Nato was “laser-focused’ on providing equipment that would prove decisive on the battlefield, giving Kyiv the ability to push Russia back in the next three months.
“You’ve seen us move to provide Bradleys, Marders [infantry fighting vehicles], Leopard tanks and a number of other things . . . that I think will make a
