Reuters: Russia's In Big Trouble On Battlefield
4- 10.07.2024, 8:41
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The "military economy" is bogging down.
Russia suffers heavy losses on the battlefield, it does not have enough ammunition and troops to launch a large-scale offensive in Ukraine. Reuters writes about it.
"We believe that to conduct real offensive operations, Russia will have to provide significant supplies of ammunition from other countries in addition to those that it already receives from Iran and North Korea. And Vladimir Putin will have to order a new large-scale mobilization," a senior NATO official said on condition of anonymity.
He also said the recent arson attacks, assassination plots and sabotage in Europe are part of a covert campaign by Russian President Vladimir Putin to undermine public support for Ukraine.
In addition, according to the official, Russia is suffering “very large” losses, trying to keep small territorial gains and not having enough troops and ammunition for a large-scale offensive.
“What they have to do is order understaffed, inexperienced units to move into areas to achieve unrealistic goals,” the source told Reuters.
According to his estimates, Russia will be able to maintain its military economy for another three to four years.
He explained that it takes time for Ukraine to accumulate the ammunition and personnel necessary to conduct new large-scale offensive operations.
"We see that the Ukrainian defence has improved significantly. We see that they are improving every day," the official stressed.