©Reuters. Members of the Ukrainian National Guard Omega Special Purpose Unit fire a mortar at Russian troops in the frontline town of Avdiivka during Russia’s offensive in Ukraine, November 8, 2023, in Donetsk region, Ukraine.Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty/Serhii Nuz
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A declassified U.S. intelligence report assesses that the Ukraine war has cost Russian troops 315,000 casualties, 80% of the number at the start of the conflict. nearby, a person familiar with the intelligence community said on Tuesday.
The report also assesses that the Russian military’s loss of personnel and armored vehicles to the Ukrainian army has set back Russia’s military modernization by 18 years.