Russia military still has resources for prolonged war, says Estonia intel chief

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Although Russia has lost a huge amount of equipment and personnel in Ukraine, the country's military has enough reserves to last for a very long time come, says commander of the Estonian Defense Forces' (EDF) intelligence center Colonel Margo Grosberg.

"As sad as it is, there is no sign of a quick end to this war," Colonel Grosberg said at a Ministry of Defense briefing on Friday. "Looking at the longer term and the numbers, despite Russia's terrible losses, its military capabilities have not gone away," he added.

"As of today, Russia has around 9,000 tanks in repair and storage bases. They are not the most modern or newest, but they are tanks nevertheless," the colonel stressed. "On the basis that about three (of those) tanks can be used to make one (serviceable) tank, simple math says, that Russia has the potential to bring in at least another 3,000 tanks, which is obviously a very, very large number and poses a threat not only to Ukraine but to all its other neighboring countries," he said.

There were no major changes on the frontline this week. In the southern Kherson and Zaporizhzhia oblasts, Russia is working towards fortifying its positions and building defensive installations. The weather there is currently not conducive to launching an offensive, as temperatures remain above zero, with high amounts of precipitation and muddy ground.

Russian attacks are continuing, mainly in the direction of Bahmut, where it has managed to capture the settlement of Kurdumivka. This has opened up the possibility of using the southern route to Bahmut, which has already seen months of fighting as both sides aim to gain control, Grosberg added.

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This type of articles start to look like propaganda/ wishful thinking now (look at the dates)->>> We will soon be a year into the war and we have no signs of it stopping. 

 

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Not someone reacting with "YAAAS" to this thread What's exciting about more death and destruction @Biggest Bitch?

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This is HORRIBLE news. I was hoping they would be failing so hard and running out of man power and weapons so they get forced to come to the negotiating table sooner rather than later. Seems like they will continue milking this until they kill more Ukrainian civilians and kill off a sizable chunk of their own ethnic and religious minorities as a form of "indirect" genocide. It's extremely upsetting and heartbreaking