THE Russian death toll in the Ukraine war has now passed the 150,000 mark, according to figures from Kyiv’s defence ministry. The grim milestone was reached as footage showed Vladimir Putin’s forces being mowed down in suicidal infantry and tank attacks in a muddy bloodbath in eastern Ukraine. The tactics are a repeat of ones that failed in the early days of the Ukraine war, when hundreds of tanks were lost in deadly Ukrainian traps. Putin’s troops and the Ukrainians are slugging it out in mud bath conditions, the UK’s Ministry of Defence has said. 6 Ukrainian troops firing a mortar towards Russian position Credit: Newsflash