CHICAGO (EJP),The Russian forces continue to suffer extremely heavy casualties on the ground. In the past 48 hours alone (December 16, 2022), the Russian forces have lost close to 1,400 troops killed and approximately twice to thrice that number wounded.
Overall, the Ukrainian Ministry of Defense claimed that as of Thursday 12/15/2022, Ukrainian forces have killed approximately 96,590 Russian troops (and wounded approximately twice to thrice that number), destroyed 281 fighter, attack, bomber, and transport jets, 264 attack and transport helicopters, 2,975 tanks, 1,943 artillery pieces, 5,946 armored personnel carriers and infantry fighting vehicles, 406 Multiple Launch Rocket Systems (MLRS), 16 boats and cutters, 4,563 vehicles and fuel tanks, 211 anti-aircraft batteries, 1,644 tactical unmanned aerial systems, 172 special equipment platforms, such as bridging vehicles, and four mobile Iskander ballistic missile systems, and 592 cruise missiles shot down by the Ukrainian air defenses.
The Russian Strategic Calculus Despite a partial mobilization of the reserves, which should have produced approximately 300,000 troops, the Russian forces on the frontlines continue to suffer severe manpower shortages.Coupled with the heavy casualties that the Russian forces suffer daily—according to the Ukrainian Ministry of Defense, Russia lost more than 15,000 troops killed in November—Moscow lacks the short-term capability to undertake large-scale offensive operations. Russia figures that they will need another 300,000 new troops by February 2023 to replace the 300,000 troops that were last called up and were killed.
Overall, the Ukrainian Ministry of Defense claimed that as of Thursday 12/15/2022, Ukrainian forces have killed approximately 96,590 Russian troops (and wounded approximately twice to thrice that number), destroyed 281 fighter, attack, bomber, and transport jets, 264 attack and transport helicopters, 2,975 tanks, 1,943 artillery pieces, 5,946 armored personnel carriers and infantry fighting vehicles, 406 Multiple Launch Rocket Systems (MLRS), 16 boats and cutters, 4,563 vehicles and fuel tanks, 211 anti-aircraft batteries, 1,644 tactical unmanned aerial systems, 172 special equipment platforms, such as bridging vehicles, and four mobile Iskander ballistic missile systems, and 592 cruise missiles shot down by the Ukrainian air defenses.
The Russian Strategic Calculus Despite a partial mobilization of the reserves, which should have produced approximately 300,000 troops, the Russian forces on the frontlines continue to suffer severe manpower shortages.Coupled with the heavy casualties that the Russian forces suffer daily—according to the Ukrainian Ministry of Defense, Russia lost more than 15,000 troops killed in November—Moscow lacks the short-term capability to undertake large-scale offensive operations. Russia figures that they will need another 300,000 new troops by February 2023 to replace the 300,000 troops that were last called up and were killed.
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