XCR1250 Posted April 8 Share Posted April 8 MILITARY & DEFENSE Russia is losing close to 1,000 soldiers every day, but it won't stop relying on mass assaults to pound Ukraine's front lines: UK intelligence Kwan Wei Kevin Tan A Russian soldier launching missile attacks at Ukrainian positions in Donetsk. Russian Defense Ministry / Handout/Anadolu via Getty Images Russia's daily losses on the Ukrainian battlefield have been increasing since 2022, UK intelligence says. "Each year has seen a rise in the daily average loss rate," the UK's defense ministry said. Russia's reliance on attritional warfare could come at the expense of its economy and labor market. Losing nearly a thousand soldiers a day isn't stopping the Russians from launching mass attacks on Ukraine, the UK's defense ministry has said in an intelligence dispatch. "Since the February 2022 invasion, Russian forces have sustained 658 losses a day on average," the UK's defense ministry said in a post on X on Sunday, which collated the number of Russian casualties and injured. "Each year has seen a rise in the daily average loss rate from 400 in 2022, to 693 in 2023, to 913 through the first quarter of 2024," the post continued. "The increase reflects Russia's ongoing reliance on mass to sustain pressure on Ukrainian frontlines." The intelligence dispatch noted that the number of daily Russian losses dipped slightly in March. The drop in numbers, the UK defense ministry said, "corresponds with fewer reported attacks over the past month." "The reduction in Russian offensive operations highly likely reflects a series of factors: a period of rest and refit following the capture of Avdiivka, and intent to reduce death notifications during the Russian elections," the post said. This isn't the first time the number of Russian casualties has come under the spotlight. Russia's reliance on attritional warfare means it has weathered significant losses since it invaded Ukraine. In January, a Ukrainian commander told CNN that Russia was mounting their assaults with "non-stop" human-wave attacks. "Assault after assault, non-stop. If we kill 40 to 70 of them with drones in a day, the next day, they renew their forces and continue to attack," the commander said. The ravenous need for more troops has meant Russia has had to tap on inmates to fuel its war effort. In fact, Russia's military has recruited so many prisoners that it even had to close some of its prisons to "optimize and save money." But the narrow focus on cobbling troops together for the war may have long-term implications for Russia's economy. The Ukraine war has left Russia with a severe labor shortage. In December, the Russian Academy of Science's Institute of Economics said the Russian economy was short of about 5 million workers. "To date, Russia has highly likely lost over 355,000 personnel killed and wounded during the Ukraine war," the UK defense ministry said in an intelligence dispatch on March 3. Representatives for Russia's defense ministry didn't immediately respond to a request for comment from Business Insider sent outside regular business hours. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mainecat Posted April 8 Share Posted April 8 Ukraine ground drone at work…. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akvanden Posted April 8 Share Posted April 8 The losses on both sides are crazy. Thanks Russia. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Platinum Contributing Member Skidooski Posted April 8 Platinum Contributing Member Share Posted April 8 A bunch of Nazis and pinko Commies dying. Who cares 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ActionfigureJoe Posted April 8 Share Posted April 8 This is how Russia wins wars. It’s been this way for a thousand years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Platinum Contributing Member ViperGTS/Z1 Posted April 8 Platinum Contributing Member Share Posted April 8 Have to admit... I kind of admire Putin at this point. Very strong leader.... Just tenacious and I admire that.....almost Trump like 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ActionfigureJoe Posted April 8 Share Posted April 8 3 hours ago, ViperGTS/Z1 said: Have to admit... I kind of admire Putin at this point. Very strong leader.... Just tenacious and I admire that.....almost Trump like It’s easy to appear to be a strong leader when the country doesn’t have freedom of speech and violators are easily incarcerated for decades. That’s not a difficult task and hardly something to be admired. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NaturallyAspirated Posted April 8 Share Posted April 8 4 hours ago, ActionfigureJoe said: This is how Russia wins wars. It’s been this way for a thousand years. The losses demographically is something fairly new now, as is their reliance on foreign businesses for resource extraction. Two major issues the old schoolers don’t seem to be grasping. Neal Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rod Posted April 8 Share Posted April 8 ffs 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Platinum Contributing Member Steve753 Posted April 8 Platinum Contributing Member Share Posted April 8 4 hours ago, ViperGTS/Z1 said: Have to admit... I kind of admire Putin at this point. Very strong leader.... Just tenacious and I admire that.....almost Trump like If Trump was a strong leader he wouldn't be so disrespected by everyone thats worked with him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rod Posted April 8 Share Posted April 8 The shit boomers fall for sometimes 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SSFB Posted April 8 Share Posted April 8 1 hour ago, ActionfigureJoe said: It’s easy to appear to be a strong leader when the country doesn’t have freedom of speech and violators are easily incarcerated for decades. That’s not a difficult task and hardly something to be admired. The brain trust doesn’t believe anything the US government tells them but they have no problem believing what the Russian government tells them. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Platinum Contributing Member ViperGTS/Z1 Posted April 8 Platinum Contributing Member Share Posted April 8 1 hour ago, ActionfigureJoe said: It’s easy to appear to be a strong leader when the country doesn’t have freedom of speech and violators are easily incarcerated for decades. That’s not a difficult task and hardly something to be admired. Are you talking about the US under the Biden admin ?.... Only thing I would change is political opponents being attempted to be incarcerated But at least they're not falling out of windows ..Violating free speech doesn't quite net incarceration........... yet. But we're on our way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NaturallyAspirated Posted April 8 Share Posted April 8 8 minutes ago, SSFB said: The brain trust doesn’t believe anything the US government tells them but they have no problem believing what the Russian government tells them. Neal Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akvanden Posted April 9 Share Posted April 9 2 hours ago, ViperGTS/Z1 said: Are you talking about the US under the Biden admin ?.... Only thing I would change is political opponents being attempted to be incarcerated But at least they're not falling out of windows ..Violating free speech doesn't quite net incarceration........... yet. But we're on our way. No he’s talking about Russia where there’s only state run media and they restrict access to the internet and a multitude of sites and apps. Just what you respect in a leader; absolute authority. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deephaven Posted April 9 Share Posted April 9 8 hours ago, ViperGTS/Z1 said: Have to admit... I kind of admire Putin at this point. Very strong leader.... Just tenacious and I admire that.....almost Trump like If Biden behaved like Putin, Trump would be dead already. Interesting that you'd prefer Trump dead to what we have today. For once we agree on something. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carlos Danger Posted April 9 Share Posted April 9 21 hours ago, ActionfigureJoe said: This is how Russia wins wars. It’s been this way for a thousand years. Their record of military success is not that long of a list. Hell they lost the first Crimean war. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anler Posted April 9 Share Posted April 9 16 hours ago, SSFB said: The brain trust doesn’t believe anything the US government tells them but they have no problem believing what the Russian government tells them. The US govt has a long history of lying... Especially when it comes to war. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ActionfigureJoe Posted April 9 Share Posted April 9 10 minutes ago, Carlos Danger said: Their record of military success is not that long of a list. Hell they lost the first Crimean war. America’s track record on war isn’t that great either. For that matter there are no modern militaries that have a good record of long term success. Have to go back to Alexander the Great or the Mongols to see some real successes. What I was saying is that the Russians have always been willing to accept huge loses to acquire the smallest of gains. They are the attrition specialists. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anler Posted April 9 Share Posted April 9 (edited) 52 minutes ago, Carlos Danger said: Their record of military success is not that long of a list. Hell they lost the first Crimean war. List the wars the US has won since WW2? US wars Korea- loss Vietnam - loss Bosnia - meh Gulf war - meh Afghanistan - loss Iraq 2.0 - loss Syria - On going... Ukraine - losing Israel - On going... ? Great track record! And only cost $22 trillions! Edited April 9 by Anler Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SSFB Posted April 9 Share Posted April 9 59 minutes ago, Anler said: The US govt has a long history of lying... Especially when it comes to war. Right, I agree. Now what’s the Russian record on telling the truth? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ActionfigureJoe Posted April 9 Share Posted April 9 28 minutes ago, Anler said: List the wars the US has won since WW2? US wars Korea- loss Vietnam - loss Bosnia - meh Gulf war - meh Afghanistan - loss Iraq 2.0 - loss Syria - On going... Ukraine - losing Israel - On going... ? Great track record! And only cost $22 trillions! What is your definition of winning a war? Domination and occupation of the country? If that’s the case, America did not win anything in WWII Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rod Posted April 9 Share Posted April 9 Russia defeated the Nazis really. The US just came in and kicked them while they were half way down Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ActionfigureJoe Posted April 9 Share Posted April 9 1 hour ago, Rod said: Russia defeated the Nazis really. The US just came in and kicked them while they were half way down Thanks to America’s industrial might and building more than half their arms and heavy infantry stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rod Posted April 9 Share Posted April 9 7 minutes ago, ActionfigureJoe said: Thanks to America’s industrial might and building more than half their arms and heavy infantry stuff. Too bad that’s flipped now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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