HALF a million Russian soldiers have been killed in Ukraine according to British intelligence, but Vladimir Putin shows no signs of stopping.

The death toll in his war is more than Britain’s total losses of 384,000 soldiers and 70,000 civilians during the six years of .

Russian soldiers in camouflage, wearing helmets and carrying gear, walk in a line across a field.Half a million Russian soldiers have been killed in Ukraine according to British intelligence figures Credit: East2West Dark smoke billows from a food warehouse hit by a Russian missile strike in Kyiv region, Ukraine.Tyrant Vladimir Putin has been blasted for a ‘senseless and futile waste of human life’ Credit: Reuters

Another one million Russian soldiers are said to have been injured since .

Britain’s Chief of Defence Staff Sir Richard Knighton blasted tyrant for a “senseless and futile waste of human life”.

He said: “Defence Intelligence have confirmed that it is 500,000 dead.

“That means half a million photographs hanging on the walls in devastated, darkened homes in .

“Half a million families that will never see their father, son, brother, or husband again.”

But western officials warned none of it was moving Putin to give up his goal of controlling .

One said: “We’re not seeing any shift in Putin’s mindset. We don’t see any intelligence that suggests he’s reflective of the huge cost to his people.”

Ukraine says Russia .

Smoke and flames rise from the site of a Russian strike in Kyiv.Putin’s attacks on Ukraine have prompted revenge hits on Moscow from long range drones Credit: EPA Thick, dark smoke rises over apartment buildings in Kyiv following a Russian air attack.Russia keeps on fighting but the war is coming at a step cost to the country Credit: AFP

Its spy chief Oleh Ivashchenko said: “Russia has military and economic resources for the next year, but we estimate it will end in 2028.”

Moscow is grappling with labour shortages and high .

Air Chief Marshal Knighton said there had been in 80 out of 83 regions after Ukraine hit refineries.

for the longest with a blitz on an Arctic plant 2,000 miles away.