President Vladimir Putin said in remarks published on Sunday that Russia had sufficient strength and resources to take the war in Ukraine to its logical conclusion, though he hoped that there would be no need to use nuclear weapons.

Russian President Vladimir Putin has said that the need to use nuclear weapons in Ukraine had not arisen and that he hopes it will not.

The total combat losses of Russian forces in their war against Ukraine from February 24, 2022, to May 2, 2025, amount to approximately 954,300 personnel, including 1,110 over the past day alone. — Ukrinform.