https://freerepublic.com/tag/getitdownto5/ en-us Fri, 17 Jul 2026 10:23:18 GMT Focus Forum 15 https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4388281/posts The average life expectancy for a Russian soldier entering battle in Ukraine is 20 to 30 minutes, Central Intelligence Agency director John Ratcliffe said on Wednesday. Ratcliffe was speaking at the Pennsylvania Defense and Innovation Summit, where he attributed the deadly conditions to Ukraine's combat drones equipped with AI. "What I would say is, our intelligence is consistent with some of the open-source reporting you may have seen in Ukraine," Ratcliffe said. "So the average life expectancy of a Russian recruit, right now, arriving on the battlefield in Ukraine, is estimated to be between 20 and 30 minutes." "And that's... Business Insider https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4388281/posts#comment Fri, 17 Jul 2026 10:23:18 GMT