{"id":1854700,"date":"2023-02-21T09:05:52","date_gmt":"2023-02-21T14:05:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1854700"},"modified":"2023-02-21T09:07:56","modified_gmt":"2023-02-21T14:07:56","slug":"putin-has-a-problem-90-percent-of-his-army-is-fighting-and-dying-in-ukraine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/putin-has-a-problem-90-percent-of-his-army-is-fighting-and-dying-in-ukraine\/","title":{"rendered":"Putin Has a Problem: 90 Percent of His Army Is Fighting (and Dying) in Ukraine"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fputin-has-a-problem-90-percent-of-his-army-is-fighting-and-dying-in-ukraine%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1854700&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47-->\n<div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/HIMARS-7.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" alt=\"image\"   style=\"display:none\"><\/div>\n<p>Day 361 of the conflict in Ukraine is continuing. Russian forces are still trying to make a breakthrough at the Donbass but have not been able to do so as the Ukrainian military continues to resist all attempts.\u00a0\n<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2023\/02\/18\/politics\/us-warns-allies-china-russia\/index.html\">Russian military<\/a> More than 90 percent of its ground forces have been committed in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.19fortyfive.com\/2023\/02\/the-war-in-ukraine-could-mean-the-end-for-putin\/\">Ukraine<\/a>According to Rob Bauer, Chairman of the Military Committee of NATO &#038; Royal Netherlands Navy Admiral.\u00a0\n<\/p>\n<p>This means that the Kremlin is unable to draw on any reserves and must rely on additional force generation methods to increase its size and fill in the gaps left by war.\n<\/p>\n<p>The However, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foreignaffairs.com\/china\/what-china-has-learned-ukraine-war\">Russian Ministry of Defense<\/a> It hasn&#8217;t been efficient in recruiting, training and deploying new troops.\n<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Russian casualties in Ukraine<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>You can always come back tomorrow. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.19fortyfive.com\/2023\/02\/putin-has-blood-on-his-hands-as-in-142000-dead-in-ukraine\/\">Russian forces<\/a> There are many casualties at the ground in Ukraine.\n<\/p>\n<p>Russian commanders continue to deploy troops against Ukrainian fortifications and in mass frontal attacks.<\/p>\n<p>Overall, the Ukrainian Ministry of Defense\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mil.gov.ua\/en\/news\/2023\/02\/19\/the-total-combat-losses-of-the-enemy-from-24-02-22-to-19-02-23\/\">Claim<\/a> As of Sunday, Ukrainian forces had killed or wounded approximately 142,860 Russian soldiers (and approximately twice as many as that number).\n<\/p>\n<p>This includes 298 fighter, attack bomber, and transport aircrafts, 287 transport helicopters and attack helicopters, and 3,310 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sandboxx.us\/blog\/how-ukraine-is-trolling-the-west-for-advanced-main-battle-tanks\/\">Tanks<\/a>2,327 artillery, 6,545 armored personnel carriers, infantry fighting vehicles, 469 Multiple Launch Rocket Systems, 18 boats and cutters. 243 anti-aircraft battery, 2,016 tactical aerial systems, 224special platforms, such bridging vehicles, 243 anti\u2013aircraft batteries, 2,016 tactically unmanned aerial system, 2,016 tactical equipment platforms, 224special machinery platforms, as well as four mobile Iskander missile systems and 873 cruise missiles that were shot down by the Ukrainian Air Defenses\u00a0<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Belarus and Outsourcing war<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Belarus continues to provide <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/articles\/u-s-warns-china-could-arm-russia-as-ukraine-seeks-to-repel-advances-in-east-a5fd3e9e\">Support is key<\/a> Putin&#8217;s &#8220;special military operation.&#8221;\n<\/p>\n<p>In the beginning, Belarus was a territory that allowed the Russians to push towards the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv. Later on in the war Belarus allowed Russian troops to enter the country and received training from the Belarussian army. Today, Belarus provides material support for Moscow through the production of weapon systems.\u00a0\n<\/p>\n<p>Russian defense and aerospace industries are under immense pressure. They have to outsource production of major weapons systems to friendly nations.<\/p>\n<p>Belarus, after Iran which provided thousands of drones for Russia, is now ready to produce fighter aircraft for the Russian Aerospace Forces.\n<\/p>\n<p>After a meeting with Alexander Lukashenko, the Belarussian President said Friday <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/antony-blinken-china-russia-lethal-support-ukraine-face-the-nation\/\">Russian President Vladimir Putin<\/a> The Russian counterpart is available to work with his country&#8217;s aerospace industry to manufacture <a href=\"https:\/\/www.19fortyfive.com\/2022\/06\/russias-flying-tank-meet-the-su-25-frogfoot\/\">Su-25 Frogfoot attack<\/a> Jets from the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.19fortyfive.com\/tag\/russian-military\/\">Russian military<\/a>.\n<\/p>\n<p>Lukashenko however has repeatedly refused direct entry to the war with his troops in support of Russia.\n<\/p>\n<p>The Belarussian leader probably knows that such an action would spell doom for him. Since the Belarussian people were largely against this conflict, there have been several instances when they sabotage Russian units and the transportation infrastructure which moves them.\n<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The Kremlin&#8217;s gains in Belarus underscore that Putin&#8217;s imperialistic ambitions transcend Ukraine and that containing the Russian threat requires the West&#8217;s sustained attention,&#8221; Recent work by the Institute for the Study of War\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.understandingwar.org\/backgrounder\/russian-offensive-campaign-assessment-february-17-2023\">Assessed<\/a>.\u00a0\n<\/p>\n<p>Belarus, just like Russia has been sanctioned heavily by the West because of its support for the Russian invasion Ukraine.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>MORE:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.19fortyfive.com\/2023\/02\/b-21-raider-the-future-of-the-u-s-air-force-has-arrived\/\">B-21 Raider: China should be afraid of America&#8217;s new Stealth Bomber\u00a0<\/a>\n<\/p>\n<p><strong>MORE:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.19fortyfive.com\/2023\/02\/chinas-h-20-stealth-bomber-a-threat-to-the-u-s-military\/\">H-20: China is Building a New Stealth Bomber<\/a>\u00a0\n<\/p>\n<p><strong>MORE:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.19fortyfive.com\/2023\/02\/is-russias-su-57-felon-stealth-fighter-a-total-bust\/\">Russia&#8217;s Su-57 Felon Stealth Fighter a Complete Bust?<\/a>\n<\/p>\n<p><strong>MORE:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.19fortyfive.com\/2023\/02\/merkava-the-super-tank-from-israel-that-ukraine-would-love\/\">Merkova: Israel Has A Super Tank<\/a>\n<\/p>\n<p><strong>Expert Biography<\/strong>\u00a0A\u00a0<em>19FortyFive Defense and National Security Columnist\u00a0<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/sofrep.com\/author\/stavros-atlamazoglou\/\"><em>Stavros Atlamazoglou<\/em><\/a><em>\u00a0An experienced defense journalist, specializing in\u00a0<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/news.yahoo.com\/soldiers-one-militarys-most-dangerous-161118164.html\"><em>Operation special<\/em><\/a><em>Johns Hopkins University graduate and Hellenic Army veteran (national duty with the 575th Marine Battlion and Army headquarters), and His work has been featured. <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.businessinsider.com\/delta-force-sas-hunted-iraqi-scud-missiles-during-gulf-war-2021-2\"><em>Business Insider<\/em><\/a><em>,\u00a0<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sandboxx.us\/blog\/author\/stavros\/\"><em>Sandboxx<\/em><\/a><em>And\u00a0<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/sofrep.com\/news\/exclusive-the-perilous-state-of-the-special-forces-combat-diver-capability\/\"><em>SOFREP<\/em><\/a><em>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Day 361 of the conflict in Ukraine is continuing. Russian forces are still trying to make a breakthrough at the Donbass but have not been able to do so as the Ukrainian military continues to resist all attempts.\u00a0 The Russian military More than 90 percent of its ground forces have been committed in UkraineAccording to &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1854703,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[547],"tags":[10847,4367,8667,9469,6157,8829,3733,6991],"class_list":["post-1854700","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-bongino-report","tag-and","tag-army","tag-dying","tag-fighting","tag-percent","tag-problem","tag-putin","tag-ukraine"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1854700","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1854700"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1854700\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1854703"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1854700"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1854700"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1854700"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}