Now Russia’s combat strength in Ukraine is 80-85% of the level it was before the full-scale invasion, Washington said.
On April 8, more than 40 Russian battalion tactical groups were located in or near the Donbas region. Such data was reported by the Pentagon, CNN informed.
It was noted that two days ago in eastern Ukraine there were about 30 armored personnel carriers of the Russian army. Thus, during this time, about 10,000 more Russian servicemen came to take part in the war in Ukraine.
In addition, the U.S. Department of Defense said Russia would recruit more than 60,000 military recruits and mobilize reservists to strengthen the aggression force. However, as indicated, it is not yet known how successfully Moscow will achieve this goal, how well these forces will be trained and where they will be directed.
Finally, Washington summarizes that now the combat strength of the Russian army on the territory of Ukraine has dropped by more than 15% since the beginning of the invasion.
“From the estimated available defensive power that the Russian Federation had before the invasion and that it had put up against Ukraine, we estimate that it was from 80 to 85% of what it was originally,” the Pentagon quoted the channel as saying. .
Earlier, the U.S. defense department said Russian President Vladimir Putin was likely to back down from his attempt to seize Kyiv as Russian troops moved east and south of Ukraine.
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