Russia itself “dooms its army to defeat”, trying to quickly replenish the troops exhausted by the war with Ukraine and suffering heavy losses.

The former commander of US forces in Europe, retired US Army General Mark Hertling is convinced of this.. Newsweek recalls that during the five months of the war, Russia lost tens of thousands of soldiers killed and wounded.. Rep. Elissa Slotkin, who also sits on the House Armed Services Committee, told CNN that more than 75,000 Russian troops have been wounded or killed in the war against Ukraine.. Press Secretary of the President of the Russian Federation Dmitry Peskov rejected this claim, calling it a "

General Hertling, who also commanded the US Seventh Army, noted that Moscow's efforts to quickly compensate for losses would be bad for the success of the Russian army in the future..

“As everyone knows, if the reconstruction / regeneration of units that have suffered heavy losses is done hastily or incorrectly, it exponentially hurts morale and combat capabilities. This is much more than non-functional logistics, dooms the army to failure, ”Hertling explained, adding that Russia also has serious problems with logistics..

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Newsweek writes that in order to understand the scale of Russian losses, one should remember that during the 20 years of the war in Afghanistan, 2.5 thousand American soldiers were killed, and just under 21 thousand were injured..

In turn, the former commander-in-chief of NATO forces in Europe, Admiral James Stavridis, also pointed to Russia's strategic failures, and also assessed its plans.

“While things are going on, Russians are showing great reluctance to improve. And it's not just about the failed logistics, but also about the fact that they continue to commit war crimes.. Their battle plans are absurdly bad, at the level of general proposals,” Stavridis said..