Ukrainka defeated more than a quarter of all Russian BTGs.
On the eve of a full-scale war, Russia has concentrated on the border with Ukraine more than 120 battalion tactical groups , which make up about 65% of the total number of ground forces of the Russian army, according to the press service of the British Ministry of Defense. According to intelligence, over more than two months of war in Ukraine, more than a quarter of Russia's military units have lost the ability to fight effectively.
Elite units of the Russian army, including airborne troops, were particularly affected. Russia will have to spend years, possibly decades, to restore the manpower and armaments destroyed by Ukrainian defenders.
Latest Defense Intelligence update on the situation in Ukraine – 02 May 2022
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“Some of Russia's most elite units, including the Airborne Forces, have suffered the greatest depletion. It will probably take years for Russia to rebuild these forces,” the intelligence report said. style = “text-align: justify;”> We will remind, the Armed Forces of Ukraine struck a powerful blow on the military headquarters of the enemy in Izyumshchina. Hundreds of Russian servicemen were killed in a Ukrainian counterattack.
