Putin Has a Problem: 90 Percent of His Army Is Fighting (and Dying) in Ukraine

Day 361 of the conflict in Ukraine is continuing. Russian forces are still trying to make a breakthrough at the Donbass but have not been able to do so as the Ukrainian military continues to resist all attempts. 

The Russian military More than 90 percent of its ground forces have been committed in UkraineAccording to Rob Bauer, Chairman of the Military Committee of NATO & Royal Netherlands Navy Admiral. 

This means that the Kremlin is unable to draw on any reserves and must rely on additional force generation methods to increase its size and fill in the gaps left by war.

The However, Russian Ministry of Defense It hasn’t been efficient in recruiting, training and deploying new troops.

Russian casualties in Ukraine

You can always come back tomorrow. Russian forces There are many casualties at the ground in Ukraine.

Russian commanders continue to deploy troops against Ukrainian fortifications and in mass frontal attacks.

Overall, the Ukrainian Ministry of Defense Claim As of Sunday, Ukrainian forces had killed or wounded approximately 142,860 Russian soldiers (and approximately twice as many as that number).

This includes 298 fighter, attack bomber, and transport aircrafts, 287 transport helicopters and attack helicopters, and 3,310 Tanks2,327 artillery, 6,545 armored personnel carriers, infantry fighting vehicles, 469 Multiple Launch Rocket Systems, 18 boats and cutters. 243 anti-aircraft battery, 2,016 tactical aerial systems, 224special platforms, such bridging vehicles, 243 anti–aircraft batteries, 2,016 tactically unmanned aerial system, 2,016 tactical equipment platforms, 224special machinery platforms, as well as four mobile Iskander missile systems and 873 cruise missiles that were shot down by the Ukrainian Air Defenses 

Belarus and Outsourcing war

Belarus continues to provide Support is key Putin’s “special military operation.”

In the beginning, Belarus was a territory that allowed the Russians to push towards the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv. Later on in the war Belarus allowed Russian troops to enter the country and received training from the Belarussian army. Today, Belarus provides material support for Moscow through the production of weapon systems. 

Russian defense and aerospace industries are under immense pressure. They have to outsource production of major weapons systems to friendly nations.

Belarus, after Iran which provided thousands of drones for Russia, is now ready to produce fighter aircraft for the Russian Aerospace Forces.

After a meeting with Alexander Lukashenko, the Belarussian President said Friday Russian President Vladimir Putin The Russian counterpart is available to work with his country’s aerospace industry to manufacture Su-25 Frogfoot attack Jets from the Russian military.

Lukashenko however has repeatedly refused direct entry to the war with his troops in support of Russia.

The Belarussian leader probably knows that such an action would spell doom for him. Since the Belarussian people were largely against this conflict, there have been several instances when they sabotage Russian units and the transportation infrastructure which moves them.

“The Kremlin’s gains in Belarus underscore that Putin’s imperialistic ambitions transcend Ukraine and that containing the Russian threat requires the West’s sustained attention,” Recent work by the Institute for the Study of War Assessed. 

Belarus, just like Russia has been sanctioned heavily by the West because of its support for the Russian invasion Ukraine. 

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Expert Biography A 19FortyFive Defense and National Security Columnist Stavros Atlamazoglou An experienced defense journalist, specializing in Operation specialJohns Hopkins University graduate and Hellenic Army veteran (national duty with the 575th Marine Battlion and Army headquarters), and His work has been featured. Business Insider, SandboxxAnd SOFREP.

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