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Russian spetsnaz lost 90-95% of fighters in Ukraine, recovery will take up to 10 years: The Washington Post
As a rule, special forces are assigned covert and risky missions. But since the beginning of the full-scale invasion, the Russian military leadership has -
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deviated from the norm and ordered the elite forces to engage in direct combat.
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The natural result was huge losses. “Estimates show that the 22nd Separate Brigade and two other special forces brigades dropped out by 90-95%,” writes The Washington Post.
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Russian commanders, having destroyed the most trained fighters, have lost the valuable skills that these troops possessed, including intelligence gathering and reconnaissance, from the beginning of the invasion until last autumn, the newspaper writes.
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It is noted that spetsnaz soldiers require at least four years of special training, and it may take a whole decade for Moscow to recreate the lost units.
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