and those efforts were unsuccessful.

he was quoted as saying by the news agency InterfaxIn the audio posted Monday by Ukraines military intelligence directorate (GUR) on its Telegram channel.

Ukraines military intelligence posted audio it said was of a Russian soldier describing the strong defenses of Ukraines armed forces.Theres such a slaughter going on there! he reportedly said.Roman Chop/Global Images Ukraine via Getty ImagesOne position that has thus far proved especially difficult for Moscow to conquer.

the unnamed soldier told his mother that Russias military has suffered heavy casualties at the hands of Ukraines defenses.Newsweek reached out to the Russian Ministry of Defense via email for comment.

GUR shared a clip of a Russian soldier reportedly talking about being too weak from lack of food to wear his bulletproof vest.

This whole forest landing in front of us [is] dotted with the dead soldiers.and was excavated multiple times in the 18th century.

said that the ship was built in approximately 700 A.but the ship itself appeared to have been buried centuries later.

Norwegian sagas suggest that Herlaugshaugen could be the burial place of King Herlaug.according to the Encyclopedia Britannica.