Russia is sustaining high casualties in attacks in Ukraine, The New York Times reported.
Around 1,000 Russian troops a day were killed or wounded, officials told the publication.
But Russia is able to recruit new troops to replace the casualties, according to the Times.
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An average of 1,000 Russian troops a day were killed or wounded in Ukraine in May amid waves of head-on attacks on Ukrainian defenses, US, UK, and other Western intelligence agencies said, according to The New York Times.
UK military intelligence has put the casualty rate at 1,200 a day in May, which it said was the highest reported since the start of the war. It said Russia's total number of killed or wounded since it launched the invasion in February 2022 now stood at around 500,000.
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Maximum-Flat on June 28th, 2024 at 13:11 UTC »
The absence of Air superiority of either sides result in the bloodiest battle.
ChrisOhoy on June 28th, 2024 at 12:31 UTC »
My take on this:
Russia desperately wants a break but can’t allow Ukraine to build up strength to refocus on the main battlefield. These attacks in Kharkiv are extremely costly and you’d be right to call it sacrificing troops to keep the enemy from making tactical gains.
All of this to try to overwhelm the Ukrainians while also bombing the civilians to try to force a ceasefire. Russia is desperate for a ceasefire and therefore they shouldn’t get one.
This is so obviously not working out for Russia and I doubt the Russian people are feeling the same level of do or die that Ukrainians feel.
mostly_sarcastic on June 28th, 2024 at 12:20 UTC »
I see WWII tactics are still being employed by our Comrades.