Unsustainable Losses Led to Russia’s Collapse in Kherson
Russia has no plans to return
US media coverage of the midterm elections diverted its attention from Ukraine. Since October, the dynamics of the Russia-Ukraine war have markedly changed. Ukraine escalated its attacks to such a level that Russia had no choice but to reduce its area of occupation.
Russia has lost more than 600 soldiers every day since October, which is twice the long term average. According to US officials, Russian army is on the verge of exhausting its human supply.
The Pentagon assesses that over 100,000 Russian soldiers have been killed or injured and “probably” an equivalent number of Ukrainian soldiers, Gen. Mark A. Milley, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said at an event in New York on Wednesday night
Before Putin ordered Russian troops to march into Ukraine, the army had 168 battalion tactical groups(BTGs). These troops are the “combat capable forces of the ground forces, airborne troops, and marines designed for conventional warfare. Considering that each BTG typically consisted of 800–1,000 soldiers and officers, the country’s total combat capable force…
