New video shows Ukrainian forces downing another Russian SU-25 attack aircraft. This is the second fighter downed in a five-day span in the Donetsk region. The 110th Separate Mechanized Brigade posted the video of the assault on Telegram.
This incident is just the latest in a series of serious setbacks for Russia’s forces, which have seen numerous aircraft shot down and armored vehicles destroyed. There are also significant personnel casualties to report.
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On Monday, July 22, Kyiv reported that Russia has sustained more than 568,000 casualties in the nearly two-and-a-half years since its invasion of Ukraine began.
Adm. Sir Tony Radakin, a top British military official, said it could take Russia five years to rebuild its army to pre-war strength levels. The U.K. Defence Ministry recently reported that the Russian army suffered its heaviest losses over the past two months, with estimates indicating over 70,000 soldiers killed or wounded in May and June alone.
Additionally, the ministry said many soldiers on the front lines, whether convicts or volunteers, receive very little training. The Kremlin is known for being tight-lipped about wartime casualties and hasn’t released any updates since September 2022. At that time, the former Russian defense minister reported just under 6,000 troops were killed — a figure widely contradicted by open-source intelligence.
Meanwhile, Russia is significantly ramping up spending on cemetery expansions since the invasion of Ukraine began. An independent Russian publication reports that last year alone, over $2.5 million was spent on these projects — twice as much as the year before and nearly six times the spending in 2020. By June of 2024, expenditures already hit $1.5 million.
Tags: War, Russia, Ukraine, U.K. Ministry of Defense, Ukraine Defense Ministry, Kyiv, Russian Defense Ministry, Donetsk
[RYAN ROBERTSON]
IN THE WORD’S OF FREDDIE MERCURY–ANOTHER ONE BITES THE DUST. NEW VIDEO SHOWS UKRAINIAN FORCES DOWNING ANOTHER RUSSIAN SU-25 ATTACK AIRCRAFT. IT’S THE SECOND SUCH FIGHTER DOWNED IN A FIVE DAY SPAN IN THE DONETSK REGION. THE 110TH SEPARATE MECHANIZED BRIGADE POSTED THE VIDEO OF THEIR ASSAULT ON TELEGRAM.
THIS INCIDENT IS JUST THE LATEST IN A SERIES OF SERIOUS SETBACKS FOR RUSSIA’S FORCES, WHO’VE SEEN NUMEROUS AIRCRAFT SHOT DOWN AND ARMORED VEHICLES DESTROYED. THERE ARE ALSO SIGNIFICANT PERSONNEL CASUALTIES TO REPORT.
ON MONDAY, KYIV SAID RUSSIA SUSTAINED MORE THAN 568-THOUSAND CASUALTIES IN THE NEARLY TWO AND A HALF YEARS SINCE ITS INVASION OF UKRAINE BEGAN.
ADMIRAL SIR TONY RADAKIN — A TOP BRITISH MILITARY OFFICIAL — SAYS IT COULD TAKE RUSSIA FIVE YEARS TO REBUILD ITS ARMY TO THE PRE-WAR STRENGTH LEVELS.
THE UK DEFENSE MINISTRY RECENTLY REPORTED THE RUSSIAN ARMY SUFFERED ITS HEAVIEST LOSSES OVER THE PAST TWO MONTHS, WITH ESTIMATES INDICATING OVER 70-THOUSAND SOLDIERS KILLED OR WOUNDED JUST IN MAY AND JUNE ALONE.
ADDITIONALLY, THE UK’S M-O-D SAYS MANY SOLDIERS ON THE FRONT LINES, WHETHER THEY’RE CONVICTS OR VOLUNTEERS, GET VERY LITTLE TRAINING.
THE KREMLIN IS KNOWN FOR BEING TIGHT-LIPPED ABOUT WARTIME CASUALTIES AND IT HASN’T RELEASED ANY UPDATES SINCE SEPTEMBER 2022. AT THAT TIME, THE FORMER RUSSIAN DEFENSE MINISTER SAID JUST UNDER 6-THOUSAND TROOPS WERE KILLED….A FIGURE WIDELY CONTRADICTED BY OPEN SOURCE INTELLIGENCE.
MEANWHILE — RUSSIA IS SIGNIFICANTLY RAMPING UP SPENDING ON CEMETERY EXPANSIONS SINCE THE INVASION OF UKRAINE BEGAN. AN INDEPENDENT RUSSIAN PUBLICATION REPORTS LAST YEAR ALONE, OVER 2.5 MILLION DOLLARS WENT TO THESE PROJECTS — TWICE AS MUCH AS THE YEAR BEFORE AND NEARLY SIX TIMES THE SPENDING IN 2020. BY JUNE OF THIS YEAR, EXPENDITURES ALREADY HIT 1.5 MILLION DOLLARS.
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