ANALYSIS – Is Trump regretting his VP pick? Will Trump tell Vance he is “fired”? When former President Donald Trump selected J.D. Vance as his vice presidential candidate soon after surviving an assassination attempt, some called the choice bold and a doubling down on Trumpism.
I said he could help Trump make his case in 2024 and be the GOP standard bearer in 2028. Still, I also said I would have preferred Trump had picked a woman, and that I had some reservations about Vance as VP, including his youth and inexperience.
ANALYSIS – But “Vlad the Invader” doesn't care. A new study by the BBC concludes that more than 50,000 Russian soldiers have been killed in Ukraine since Moscow invaded its neighbor in February 2022.
In the second 12 months on the front line – as Moscow pushed its so-called meat grinder strategy – the body count was nearly 25% higher than in the first year.
Independent media group Mediazona, BBC Russian and volunteers have been counting deaths since February 2022, using open-source information from official reports and the media, as well as satellite images of Russian cemeteries to estimate the number of new graves.
More than 27,300 Russian soldiers died in the second year of combat – according to the findings – a reflection of how territorial gains have come at a huge human cost.
…at least two in five of Russia's dead fighters are people who had nothing to do with the country's military before the invasion.
At the start of the 2022 invasion, Russia was able to use its professional troops to conduct complicated military operations – explains Samuel Cranny-Evans of the Royal United Services Institute (Rusi).
But a lot of those experienced soldiers are now likely to be dead or wounded, says the defence analyst, and have been replaced by people with little training or military experience – such as volunteers, civilians and prisoners.
These people can't do what professional soldiers can do, explains Mr Cranny-Evans. “This means they have to do things that are a lot simpler tactically – which generally seems to be a forward assault onto Ukrainian positions with artillery support.”
The Institute for the Study of War (ISW) notes that this is highlighted as Russians fought for the city of Vuhledar using “ineffective human-wave style frontal assaults.”
Meanwhile, another significant spike in combat deaths can be seen in spring 2023, during the battle for Bakhmut – when the Wagner mercenary group helped capture the city from Ukraine, at a cost of roughly 22,000 Wagner troops. (RELATED: US Intel Knew Wagner Group Was Planning Armed Rebellion: Report)
The Kremlin has declined to officially comment.
The overall death toll estimated by the BBC is eight times higher than the only official public acknowledgement of fatalities ever given by Moscow in September 2022.
The actual number of Russian deaths is likely to be much higher, the BBC said, adding that those numbers do not include deaths of militia in Russian-occupied Donetsk and Luhansk – in eastern Ukraine. If those were added, “the death toll on the Russian side would be even higher.”
This matters because Ukraine's population is 30 percent the size of Russia's (44 million vs. 143 million). And Ukraine is an evolving democracy, while Vladimir Putin rules Russia with an iron fist.
The question is – who can lose more and last longer?
The opinions expressed in this article are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the positions of American Liberty News.
Paul Crespo is the Managing Editor of American Liberty Defense News. As a Marine Corps officer, he led Marines, served aboard ships in the Pacific and jumped from helicopters and airplanes. He was also a military attaché with the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) at U.S. embassies worldwide. He later ran for office, taught political science, wrote for a major newspaper and had his own radio show. A graduate of Georgetown, London and Cambridge universities, he brings decades of experience and insight to the issues that most threaten our American liberty – at home and from abroad.
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Putin has Lost Over 50,000 Troops In His Ukrainian ‘Meat Grinder’ – BBC
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ANALYSIS – Is Trump regretting his VP pick? Will Trump tell Vance he is “fired”? When former President Donald Trump selected J.D. Vance as his vice presidential candidate soon after surviving an assassination attempt, some called the choice bold and a doubling down on Trumpism.
I said he could help Trump make his case in 2024 and be the GOP standard bearer in 2028. Still, I also said I would have preferred Trump had picked a woman, and that I had some reservations about Vance as VP, including his youth and inexperience.
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ANALYSIS – But “Vlad the Invader” doesn't care. A new study by the BBC concludes that more than 50,000 Russian soldiers have been killed in Ukraine since Moscow invaded its neighbor in February 2022.
In the second 12 months on the front line – as Moscow pushed its so-called meat grinder strategy – the body count was nearly 25% higher than in the first year.
BBC notes that “The term meat grinder has been used to describe the way Moscow sends waves of soldiers forward relentlessly to try to wear down Ukrainian forces and expose their locations to Russian artillery.” (RELATED: As Ukraine Buckles, Republican Congressman Accuses Colleagues Of Pushing Russian Propaganda)
Independent media group Mediazona, BBC Russian and volunteers have been counting deaths since February 2022, using open-source information from official reports and the media, as well as satellite images of Russian cemeteries to estimate the number of new graves.
More than 27,300 Russian soldiers died in the second year of combat – according to the findings – a reflection of how territorial gains have come at a huge human cost.
BBC reports:
The Institute for the Study of War (ISW) notes that this is highlighted as Russians fought for the city of Vuhledar using “ineffective human-wave style frontal assaults.”
Meanwhile, another significant spike in combat deaths can be seen in spring 2023, during the battle for Bakhmut – when the Wagner mercenary group helped capture the city from Ukraine, at a cost of roughly 22,000 Wagner troops. (RELATED: US Intel Knew Wagner Group Was Planning Armed Rebellion: Report)
The Kremlin has declined to officially comment.
The overall death toll estimated by the BBC is eight times higher than the only official public acknowledgement of fatalities ever given by Moscow in September 2022.
The actual number of Russian deaths is likely to be much higher, the BBC said, adding that those numbers do not include deaths of militia in Russian-occupied Donetsk and Luhansk – in eastern Ukraine. If those were added, “the death toll on the Russian side would be even higher.”
But Ukraine isn't doing much better.
BBC reports: “In February, President Volodymyr Zelensky said 31,000 Ukrainian soldiers had been killed – but estimates, based on U.S. intelligence, suggest greater losses.”
This matters because Ukraine's population is 30 percent the size of Russia's (44 million vs. 143 million). And Ukraine is an evolving democracy, while Vladimir Putin rules Russia with an iron fist.
The question is – who can lose more and last longer?
The opinions expressed in this article are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the positions of American Liberty News.
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