Latest US assessment of #Russia|n losses in #Ukraine️
"Russia's conventional, especially ground capabilities, ground force capabilities, in #Europe have been significantly degraded" per @DeptofDefense Asst Sec. for Int'l Security Affairs Celeste Wallander tells #CNAS2023
"Russia's conventional, especially ground capabilities, ground force capabilities, in #Europe have been significantly degraded" per @DeptofDefense Asst Sec. for Int'l Security Affairs Celeste Wallander tells #CNAS2023
#Russiaa's suffered "tens of thousands of casualties" in #Ukraine, per @DeptofDefense's Wallander
"It has probably lost half of its main battle tank stock in combat" to destruction or capture by Ukraine
"It has probably lost half of its main battle tank stock in combat" to destruction or capture by Ukraine
"Something like 80 percent of #Russia's ground force capability is right now devoted to the fight in #Ukraine" per @DeptofDefense's Wallander
#Russia's defense industrial base - "We have seen during the crisis it continues to produce at a lower level bcs of sanctions & bcs of some of these technology constraints" per @DeptofDefense's Wallander
"But #Russia is also drawing upon partnerships that it has to fill in some of the gaps, most notably #Iran & acquiring UAVs" per @DeptofDefense's Wallander
"Russia continues to field a pretty substantial air force. Its naval capabilities are remain pretty intact"
"Russia continues to field a pretty substantial air force. Its naval capabilities are remain pretty intact"
Despite being "intact" #Russia's naval capabilities are "a little bit constrained right now or rather more than a little bit in the #BlackSea because of #Ukrainian adaptability" per @DeptofDefense's Wallander to #CNAS2023
#Russia's military overall - "is a mixed picture" per @DeptofDefense's Wallander
"As Russia continues to suffer losses in #Ukraine it is also learning how to adapt. It is learning both tactically, operationally and somewhat strategically how to adapt"
"As Russia continues to suffer losses in #Ukraine it is also learning how to adapt. It is learning both tactically, operationally and somewhat strategically how to adapt"
US seeing #Russia apply lessons learned from previous losses/failures in #Ukraine
"We're seeing some of those play out in how Russia's conducting for example the operations right now in Bakhmut in eastern Ukraine" per @DeptofDefense's Wallander
"We're seeing some of those play out in how Russia's conducting for example the operations right now in Bakhmut in eastern Ukraine" per @DeptofDefense's Wallander
"#Russia also has a deep bench of personnel that it can draw upon & we've seen it rely more on the human factor in war. So, it's a it's a evolving picture" per @DeptofDefense's Wallander
Adds US "can't take it for granted" it will stay ahead of the curve
Adds US "can't take it for granted" it will stay ahead of the curve
"#Russia is an acute threat but it's a chronic condition" per @DeptofDefense's Wallander
"Even as Russia is facing a strategic failure in #Ukraine, it will remain a militarily capable adversary that we have to right size our plans,our operations & our capabilities to cope with"
"Even as Russia is facing a strategic failure in #Ukraine, it will remain a militarily capable adversary that we have to right size our plans,our operations & our capabilities to cope with"
"We are confident that #Russia will not achieve its strategic or even its operational objectives, & we are confident that the Ukrainian armed forces is up to the task of defending its country" per @DeptofDefense's Wallander
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