Russia has lost 87% of troops it had prior to start of Ukraine war, according to US intelligence assessment

CNN ^ | Tue December 12, 2023 | Katie Bo Lillis

[MinorityRepublican]

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.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is in Washington on Tuesday, meeting with US lawmakers and President Joe Biden in desperate bid to secure the military and economic aid he says is vital to Ukraine’s ability to maintain the fight against Russia.

Russia has been able to keep its war effort going despite the heavy losses by relaxing recruitment standards and dipping into Soviet-era stockpiles of older equipment. Still, the assessment found that the war has “sharply set back 15 years of Russian effort to modernize its ground force.”

Of the 360,000 troops that entered Ukraine, including contract and conscript personnel, Russia has lost 315,000 on the battlefield, according to the assessment. 2,200 of 3,500 tanks have been lost, according to the assessment. 4,400 of 13,600 infantry fighting vehicles and armored personnel carriers have also been destroyed, a 32 percent loss rate.

[kiryandil]

LOL!

[FlingWingFlyer]

That means they only have 13% left. What the hell are they moochin’ more money for?

[JoSixChip]

If you believe this, you may be a moron. Just sayin.

[The Iceman Cometh]

US intelligence assessment

[mgstarr]

Oh ya, totally believable.

[kiryandil]

US intelligence assessment

The Gang That Couldn't Walk Straight...

[Travis McGee]

And Putin died 15 times, bla bla blah.

They must be paid by the post....

[kiryandil]

Stage 5 elbow cancer, it was.

[Kazan]

One would have to be imbecile to believe this.

It's not backed up by obituaries in Russian newspapers. It's backed up by Russian social media accounts on Telegram. Nor is it backed by satellite imagery.

Russia has ONLY used about 10-15% of its regular military.

But, those running this failed proxy war have lie to make themselves feel better.

[AnthonySoprano]

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At the same time, Off shore accounts of Deep State / Black Budget connected has increased by 87%.

[Sacajaweau]

“Assessment” is not fact. Coming to you from the Office of Tokyo Rose.

[dforest]

Oh geez, it get more stupid every day.

[canuck_conservative]

No, it’s quite believable

Russia insists on using mindless “meat wave” tactics in its assaults

But we’ll all know for sure when Putin does his next mobilization right after the rigged election next March

[AnthonySoprano]

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Zelensky’s reported height has increased by 87%

Biden has fired 87% of Ukraine Prosecutors looking into Burisma.

Hunter owns 87% of all diamonds in Ukraine.

[Mount Athos]

Does this mean we don’t have to flush 100 billion more on this gambit?

[Right_Wing_Madman]

Russia has lost 87% of troops it had prior to start of Ukraine war

Please post Ukraine propaganda here:

https://www.democraticunderground.com/

[SkyDancer]

That’s more than they lost during WW2

[JoSixChip]

No, it’s quite believable

Thanks for proving my point, moron.

[Dr. Franklin]

That means they only have 13% left. What the hell are they moochin’ more money for?

No, it means that Russia sends its young men into battle and sacrifices them as cannon fodder. The fallen are replaced by fresh meat. Russia has a much larger population than Ukraine and thinks it can win by just drafting more men. Russia has always fought like this. In WWI it led to a revolution. In WWII, the population decided that Stalin was better than Hitler. The allies didn't give the Soviet population another choice. That's why Anders' Polish army in the East was sent through Iran to the West.