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​US Officials Say Around 500 Russian Troops Killed or Wounded Every Day in Ukraine

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U.S. officials estimate that about 500 Russian troops are killed or wounded every day in Ukraine / Photo credit: Associated Press
U.S. officials estimate that about 500 Russian troops are killed or wounded every day in Ukraine / Photo credit: Associated Press

The high rate of russian casualties in Ukraine signals that dictator Vladimir Putin “may not be able to achieve one of his key war objectives: seizing the entire eastern part of the country this year”

That is according The New York Times, citing U.S. intelligence and military officials.

As the US defense officials states, Russia has already sent almost 85% of its fielded army to fight in Ukraine. U.S. officials estimate that about 500 Russian troops are killed or wounded every day in Ukraine.

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U.S. officials estimate that about 500 Russian troops are killed or wounded every day in Ukraine

According to Seth G. Jones, the director of the international security program at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, such large losses significantly exhausted the Russian army and reduced the effectiveness of its actions on the battlefield.

“The Russian Army is seriously depleted. That has implications on their ability to fight an effective ground campaign in Ukraine,” he said, adding that Russians probably don’t have enough effective combat forces to even to fully take control of Donetsk region.

According to Evelyn Farkas, the director of the McCain Institute, the Russian authorities are taking every effort to attract new recruits for their army.

russian authorities are dissatisfied with the performance of the upper-ranks of its military machine

“They’re pulling people from all over. Unless they have a mass mobilization, which I don’t see them being able to do at this point politically, they’re going to be at a loss,” she said.

According to retired Gen. Philip M. Breedlove, who was NATO’s supreme allied commander for Europe, the Russian military has lost so many troops that in some cases units have tried to force captured Ukrainians to fight.

“They have a tremendous problem of manpower and an even tougher problem that the manpower they have is not well trained. Their best units have already been bloodied,” he said.

Some russians are brought to the house in a compact container, Defense Express
Some russians are brought to the house in a compact container…

As Defense Express reported, More Than 26 Countries Contribute to $1.5 Billion of Military Assistance for Ukraine at Copenhagen Conference. We also wrote on Real russia’s Losses After Explosions at Saki Military Airfield in Crimea.

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