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submitted 11 months ago by MicroWave@lemmy.world to c/world@lemmy.world

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.

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[-] Rubanski@lemm.ee 69 points 11 months ago

And what a whimsical coup it was

[-] ours@lemmy.world 44 points 11 months ago

Yeah, that was a wild couple of days. Not that Prigozhin and his merry bunch of neo-Nazis would have been that more tempting as leaders of Russia. So the prospects for Russians have usually been "and then it got worse" so it's hard to blame them for not putting their necks on the line for the next despot.

[-] DragonTypeWyvern@literature.cafe 17 points 11 months ago

Can't imagine why a fucking Nazi mercenary marching on Moscow couldn't gather grass roots support for the revolution.

[-] Syntha@sh.itjust.works 18 points 11 months ago

They weren't attempting a revolution, if anything, it was a coup. You don't need grassroots support for that.

[-] DragonTypeWyvern@literature.cafe 6 points 11 months ago

And yet, that was apparently his plan.

[-] breakfastmtn@lemmy.ca 16 points 11 months ago

And it was actually a "coup" against the Minister of Defense which really cranks up the whimsy.

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