Of the 130 BTGs, only about 70-80 remain.
Russia has only 50% of the battalion tactical groups that it had at the beginning of the war.
This was stated in an interview with TSN by Brigadier General of the Army Retired U.S. researcher Kevin Ryan, a senior fellow at the Belfer Center at Harvard Kennedy School, Ukrinform reports.
Of the approximately 160 battalion tactical groups that Russia had at the beginning of the war, 120-130 entered the war. Of these 120-130, according to the latest estimates, after the units began to withdraw from Kiev, the Russians had about 70-80 battalion tactical groups. These are significant losses. As a result, Russia has only 50% of the battalion tactical groups it had in the beginning, “Ryan said. He said it was a huge loss.
“And most importantly, they don't seem to have contractors or volunteers to make up for the losses. So the clock is ticking against President Putin's army. They're losing troops and units. And it looks like they can't create new troops and units.” he noted.
Kevin Ryan also analyzed whether, in his opinion, it is possible to unblock Mariupol and liberate Kherson now. According to him, the fighting in Mariupol and Kherson is important in terms of the goal of the Russian military to cut off Ukraine from the Black Sea. The defense in Mariupol is amazing. It is strange that the Ukrainian military is still being held there. I don't know how long it can last. They are almost completely surrounded. However, we need to remember from history that there are examples of small groups staying for weeks and months, “he said.
Ryan also noted that Kherson is also extremely important. strong> Kherson and Mykolayiv are two gateways that block the further advance of Russian troops to Odessa. The fact that they are still not under the full control of the Russian military is also a great merit of the Ukrainian fighters and it blocks Putin's realization of his strategic goal in the southern part of Ukraine, “the expert explained.
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