Putin Acknowledges Russia's Military Weaknesses in Conflict with Ukraine

Russian President Vladimir Putin has denied Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy's claims of early success in Ukraine's counteroffensive, admitting that Russia had lost 54 tanks in the opening assaults. Putin claimed that Ukraine had lost 25% to 30% of its foreign-supplied military vehicles, including 160 tanks. Meanwhile, the civilian cost in Ukraine's cities continues to mount, with at least 11 people killed and dozens more wounded after a Russian missile struck an apartment block and a food warehouse in the central Ukrainian city of Kryvyi Rih.