“It is noted that Russian troops conduct storms on the front that bring only disproportionate limited territorial achievements”, – WRITE: www.radiosvoboda.org
“High losses in the war of Russia in Ukraine are a direct result of Putin’s determination to win the whole of Ukraine, using a terrible and expensive tactics, and Putin can dramatically reduce the number of casualties at any time when he wants,” the message reads.
It is noted that Russian troops carry out on the front the assaults, led by infantry, which lead to heavy losses, but bring only disproportionate limited territorial achievements.
In June 2024, Putin stated that Russia was unable to ensure a rapid victory in the war, so Russian troops seek a more gradual victory. At that time, Putin argued that Russian troops were trying to “displace” Ukrainian troops “from those territories that should be under Russian control”, reminiscent of analysts.
“Putin seeks gradual, creeping victories at the expense of heavy losses and probably believes that these limited victories may over time create conditions for Russia to demand more Ukrainian territory during future peace talks or allow it to fully conquer Ukraine. Putin’s desire to continue this deadly approach causes high losses on the battlefield, ”ISW said.
According to the Institute of War Study, Russia also performs night strikes from drones and missiles in the rear regions of Ukraine, which results in civilians die, Ukrainian civil and energy infrastructure is destroyed and damaged, which further increases the death toll in Ukraine.
Earlier, Putin continues to signal the Russian military and society that he would not stop the war until Ukraine is completely capitating, and that it is not interested in achieving a peace agreement that requires Russia to concede its initial military purposes, despite the Kremlin’s attempts.
Russia and Ukraine do not provide information about their losses in the war. Moscow officially called the number of killed in September 2022 – then declared 5937 dead. Western sources estimate the number of Russian dead and wounded in more than 600,000 people, not taking into account the losses of North Korean soldiers who participated in the battles.