Russia is using waves of troops in head-on "meat assault" attacks, the BBC said. Russia's using them to identify Ukrainian firepower positions, an officer told the outlet. Around 1,000 Russian troops a day are being killed or injured, reports say. AdvertisementRussia is using head-on attacks by waves of troops to identify Ukrainian firepower positions, a Ukrainian officer told BBC News. In a report on Russia's brutal front-line tactics near Kharkiv in Ukraine, troops described the waves of Russian attacks on their positions, describing them as "meat assaults."

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Persons: —, Col Anton Bayev Organizations: BBC, Service, BBC News, Khartia Brigade, Ukraine's National Guard, Business Locations: Russia, Ukrainian, Kharkiv, Ukraine