A Russian armoured vehicle on fire in Kursk. (Image: Social media)
Russia’s army suffered another 1,270 casualties over the last 24 hours, claimed, as the slaughter on the frontlines shows no sign of abating.
Putin’s commanders have shown scant regard for the lives of their troops, hurling them into suicidal frontal assaults against often heavily defended Ukrainian positions.
Although the tactics have allowed ‘s army to seize another 1,609 square miles of territory over last year, this represents just 0.69% of .
The cost to human life has been staggering and exceeds by many times the casualties the Soviet Union sustained during its Afghan campaign back in the 1980s.
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Russian tanks on the move in Kursk. (Image: Social media)
The Soviets lost around 15,000 troops during their ten-year occupation and sustained about 35,000 wounded.
By comparison, Putin’s army has to date suffered a total of 835,940 troops in since the beginning of its full-scale invasion on February 24, 2022, according to Zelensky’s army.
Estimates from Western intelligence agencies put the figure between 600,000 and 700,000 soldiers – including both injured and killed.
‘s mechanised units have also taken an absolute hammering as they struggle to adapt to drone warfare.
claims to have destroyed 9,890 tanks and 20,614 armoured fighting vehicles, forcing the Kremlin to use up its stock of Cold War-era weaponry.
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However, a new report by outlet claims that even this supply is starting to run out.
The Cold War-era stockpiles were originally intended for a global conflict with the capitalist bloc.
A significant portion was dismantled, sent to Africa and Asia, or destroyed in the ongoing war in .
“The Russian army is steadily approaching the point where the depletion of its heavy equipment fleet will seriously limit its ability to conduct offensive operations,” said.
Most of the remaining stored equipment is in poor technical condition, making its deployment unlikely.
The reserves of operational equipment that can be quickly sent to the front are estimated at approximately 2,000 tanks, 2,000 infantry fighting vehicles (IFVs), and 3,000 armoured personnel carriers (APCs).
According to the publication, Western analysts believe that will face a critical shortage of military equipment by the end of 2025 or in the first half of 2026.