Russian forces have lost 1,000 troops a day to a ferocious defense from Ukrainian troops and defiant citizen warriors, according to official Ukrainian numbers, THE MIRROR reports. The loss of 11,000 soldiers, sailors and airmen by day 11 of the invasion has been a massive blow to Moscow, which is now calling up reserves.
Defense experts usually calculate invading commanders usually need an advantage in numbers of around three to one to attack a defending force. In house to house combat in inner cities, which is what Moscow is attempting, this calculation can be as many as four to one needed.
It is estimated that Russia began the invasion with around 230,000 troops, in Belarus to the north, on the eastern flank and offshore in the Black Sea. That is only a few thousand more than Ukraine ’s entire armed forces, it is believed, but the defenders were better-trained. Read more at THE MIRROR.
{Matzav.com}
Russia Has Lost 1,000 Troops-A-Day To child soldiers using strong wooden weapons.
All news coming out of Russia AND Ukraine is all propoganda garbage falsehoods! Both are lying! Both trying to capture the imagination of the average tv watching moron.
Yea, sure…
Ukraine is about to win this war, by losing it.
haha fake news, the truth is no one knows whats happening there all media outlets peddle lies like the ones showing a russian tanks driving over a occupied car or the russians bombing residential homes all lies
Ferocious Ukrainians, oy!
Ply them with vodka, give each a slab of speck as a military decoration, and they could take over the entire continent. Obviously, it’s the same with the Russians.