KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — The U.S. and Russia agreed on Thursday to reestablish high level military-to-military dialogue following a meeting between senior Russian and American military officials in Abu Dhabi, the United States European Command said in a statement.

A new CSIS report warns Russia-Ukraine war casualties could reach 2 million by spring 2026, with Russia reportedly suffering 1.2 million casualties so far.

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky has said that 55,000 Ukrainian soldiers have been killed since Russia's invasion nearly four years ago.

As losses mount, the pace of Russia's advance has at times been slower than the Battle of the Somme during World War I, a report says.

The report said Russia suffered 1.2 million casualties, including up to 325,000 troop deaths, between February 2022 and December 2025

The CSIS report said Russia suffered 1.2 million casualties, including up to 325,000 troop deaths, since February 2022.

The number of deaths, injuries and missing is approaching a grim milestone after nearly four years of fighting.

Clinton Nyapara Mogesa is said to have been recruited in Qatar to fight for Russian forces in Ukraine.

A new report warns that the number of soldiers killed, injured or missing in Russia's war in Ukraine could reach 2 million by spring

A new report warns that the number of soldiers killed, injured or missing in Russia's war in Ukraine could reach 2 million by spring