Russia has lost 87% of its ground forces operating before the invasion of Ukraine and two-thirds of its tanks, according to a report released Wednesday. CNN International. The information was contained in a confidential United States Secret Service assessment sent to the Capitol on Monday.
According to the document, Russia lost 315 thousand of the 360 thousand military personnel who entered Ukraine, including contract soldiers and conscripts. 2,200 tanks and 4,400 infantry fighting vehicles or armored personnel carriers were destroyed.
Before the invasion, which began in February 2022, the total number of active Russian military personnel was approximately 900,000. On November 27, President Vladimir Putin signed Russia’s federal budget for 2024-2026, which calls for an increase in military spending by more than two-thirds next year.
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