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Putin Betting on Attrition to Outlast Ukraine and West – Military Expert
Putin Betting on Attrition to Outlast Ukraine and West – Military Expert
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With its superior industrial base and ability to maintain larger numbers of trained soldiers, Russia can maintain pressure on both Ukraine and its backers until either of them cracks, USMC veteran and geopolitical analyst Brian Berletic tells Sputnik.
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Russia has been able to hit highly expensive and difficult-to-replace military hardware transferred to Ukraine, as well as industrial facilities, command centers and dual-use infrastructureRussian attacks are degrading Ukraine “faster than either it itself or its Western sponsors can replenish manpower, equipment, and ammunition”Western military production or the scale of Ukrainian drone attacks have so far failed to match those of Russia’sDuring the meeting with Russia’s Chief of General Staff Gen. Valery Gerasimov, Vladimir Putin ordered the continuation of strikes against military targets in Ukraine.
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Putin Betting on Attrition to Outlast Ukraine and West – Military Expert
With its superior industrial base and ability to maintain larger numbers of trained soldiers, Russia can maintain pressure on both Ukraine and its backers until either of them cracks, USMC veteran and geopolitical analyst Brian Berletic tells Sputnik.
Russia has been able to hit highly expensive and difficult-to-replace military hardware transferred to Ukraine, as well as industrial facilities, command centers and dual-use infrastructure
Russian attacks are degrading Ukraine “faster than either it itself or its Western sponsors can replenish manpower, equipment, and ammunition”
Western military production or the scale of Ukrainian drone attacks have so far failed to match those of Russia’s
During the meeting with Russia’s Chief of General Staff Gen. Valery Gerasimov, Vladimir Putin ordered the continuation of strikes against military targets in Ukraine.
