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.
That sounds like a Kremlin talking point; it was well reported that Russia exhausted their munition a long time ago. There’s a reason they’ve been fighting with shovels and rocks since then.
Really? Because it seems like Russia would be more incentivized to have westerners believe that Ukraine will be just fine without U.S. aid.
You know that’s not literally true right? Otherwise Ukrainian casualties would be in the single digits…
Is it possible you could spell out exactly what you think the U.S. and Ukraine should do? I genuinely cannot tell what point you’re trying to make here.
So stories that make Russia look weak are Kremlin talking points? What about this story that says Russia has lost 87 percent of its troops? That sure makes it sound like Ukraine will be just fine without US aid.
You’re starting to sound like a Russian bot…
Well, considering that I very much support U.S. aid for Ukraine, I think I would be a pretty bad one.
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That’s not what the article says, silly goose
Every Russian bot says that though, but then they start saying ‘oh actually Western media is all lies and glorious Russia is totally winning the war!’
Let me guess, it actually says that Russia is totally winning and actually not getting humiliated by Ukraine?
Lucky for you, I don’t believe that either.
No, it doesn’t; Russia is getting humiliated by Ukraine. But it also says they’ve expended only about 1/3 of their armed forces:
Sure, that’s why you keep repeating vatnik propaganda.
Classic bot script “yeah, Russia is totally losing, but also your media is lying to you about the war, and we actually have many more tanks and planes and soldiers! Our air force was secretly not destroyed, and we only started sending untrained conscripts with one rifle per two men as a joke!”
I literally just quoted the article. Which side are you on? Is Western media trustworthy or not???
Ha, yeah, it’s wild that that’s happening. I don’t expect the last two thirds to be… competent, or well-equipped, FWIW.
Yes, Western media is trustworthy, unlike your disinformatzia. Sorry your shit hole country is getting rolled by the West though.