Ukraine is claiming 1,500 daily Russian casualties. That’s 45,000 per month. That’s an enormous human toll.
I don’t think Russia can continue to sustain losses at these rates. Putin can remain as stubborn as he wants, but if Russian soldiers are being hunted down by drones faster than they can be mobilized, the frontline will recede.
That is only a claim and has not been independently verified.
> Putin can remain as stubborn as he wants …
We don’t know whether these numbers are accurate, and even if they are, we cannot know what information actually reaches him. Military subordinates might hesitate to report such figures.
Even if he actually receives and accepts those figures, he still has access to other types of weapons that have only been used on rare occasions. The extent to which such systems can be intercepted or countered is unclear and widely discussed: Oreshnik
Ukraine is claiming 1,500 daily Russian casualties. That’s 45,000 per month. That’s an enormous human toll.
I don’t think Russia can continue to sustain losses at these rates. Putin can remain as stubborn as he wants, but if Russian soldiers are being hunted down by drones faster than they can be mobilized, the frontline will recede.
One possible reason could be that Russia is increasingly replacing its fallen soldiers with completely unqualified personnel:
https://xcancel.com/revishvilig/status/2036001522308309491
> Ukraine is claiming …
That is only a claim and has not been independently verified.
> Putin can remain as stubborn as he wants …
We don’t know whether these numbers are accurate, and even if they are, we cannot know what information actually reaches him. Military subordinates might hesitate to report such figures.
Even if he actually receives and accepts those figures, he still has access to other types of weapons that have only been used on rare occasions. The extent to which such systems can be intercepted or countered is unclear and widely discussed: Oreshnik