Though Moscow continually reports low numbers, troop casualties may be higher than what Russian officials are saying.
"We have seen them deliberate and discuss the possibility of resupply to include replacement troops," a Pentagon senior defense official."But we don't have—we haven't seen any indications that anything is moving right now outside of what they have already in Ukraine. But we know they said that they are suffering losses every day; losses of people, losses of equipment, losses of aircraft."that over 13,500 Russian troops have been killed since February 24.
U.S. officials estimate Russia has deployed over 82 percent of its forces that were positioned outside Ukraine.The Russian Defense Ministry confirmedLosses on both the Russian and Ukrainian sides have been difficult to verify, but talks about Russia sending in replacement troops may prove the U.S. and Ukraine's higher estimates true.
Pentagon officials say Russian President Vladimir Putin may send in replacement troops to offset war losses in Ukraine. There are giant discrepancies in the reported number of Russian soldier casualties and injuries. Above, Ukrainian troops leave their position after a battle with Russian troops and Russia-backed separatists in the Lugansk region on March 8, 2022.A U.S. senior defense official says there are no indications that replacement troops have moved into Ukraine yet.
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