Russia has lost a staggering 87 percent of the total number of active-duty ground troops it had prior to launching its invasion of Ukraine and two-thirds of its pre-invasion tanks, a source familiar with a declassified US intelligence assessment provided to Congress told CNN.

Still, despite heavy losses of men and equipment, Russian President Vladimir Putin is determined to push forward as the war approaches its two-year anniversary early next year and US officials are warning that Ukraine remains deeply vulnerable. A highly anticipated Ukrainian counteroffensive stagnated through the fall, and US officials believe that Kyiv is unlikely to make any major gains over the coming months.

The assessment, sent to Capitol Hill on Monday, comes as some Republicans have balked at the US providing additional funding for Ukraine and the Biden administration has launched a full-court press to try to get supplemental funding through Congress.

  • @Blue_Morpho
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    711 year ago

    It’s pretty insane how indifferent the majority of the Russian population is.

    It’s identical in the US. 4 years of Trump and all we got was a pro Trump attempted coup.

    • @recapitated
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      81 year ago

      Trump is too narcissistic and up his own ass to deliberately export pure sadistic evil the way Putin does.

        • @recapitated
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          11 year ago

          Yes. He fucked that up… We fucked that up. But I do believe it was out of complete incompetence and absolute density and maybe indifference.