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| Russians 'highly vulnerable' after Ukrainian forces bomb 3 bridges |
| 2022-07-29 |
| [NYPOST] Russian troops in Ukraine’s Kherson region are believed to be highly vulnerable to attack and "virtually cut off" from their other occupied territories after Kyiv’s troops blew up or damaged three key bridges — as US intelligence estimated that half of the Kremlin’s invading force has been obliterated. More than 75,000 Russian soldiers have been either killed or maimed since the start of the war in Ukraine on Feb. 24, according to US Rep. Elissa Slotkin, who she learned of the latest toll from intelligence officials at a recent briefing. "We were briefed that over 75,000 Russians have either been killed or maimed, which is huge, you’ve got incredible amounts of investment in their land forces, over 80% of their land forces are bogged down, and they’re tired," Slotkin, who serves on the House Armed Services Committee, told CNN ...formerly the Cable News Network, now who know what it might stand for... on Wednesday. "But they’re still the Russian military." US intelligence officials previously estimated that Russia had sent somewhere between 150,000 and 190,000 troops to fight in Ukraine. The Russian military last reported its losses in March, when it said 1,351 troops had been killed. In June, a Russian politician boasted to the state media agency RIA Novosti that "we have practically stopped losing people." Slotkin said the next three to six weeks could prove decisive for Ukraine. "I think that what we heard very firmly from President (Volodymyr) Zelensky and reinforced today is that the Ukrainians really want to hit Russia in the teeth a few times before the winter comes, put them in the best position possible, particularly hitting them down south," Slotkin said. At the same time, British military intelligence said Ukraine’s counter-offensive in the southern region of Kherson, which borders Russian-annexed Crimea and is under Kremlin’s control at this time, is "gathering momentum." Ukraine has used US-supplied long-range HIMARS multiple rocket launchers to badly damage three bridges across the Dnipro River in recent weeks, making it harder for Russia to supply its forces on the western bank. UK intelligence said the strategy was starting to isolate Russian troops in the Kherson region. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #3 Those potholes on a bridge would worry me if I was say driving a 50 ton tank or supply truck. |
| Posted by: Chris 2022-07-29 12:30 |
| #2 Civilian traffic restricted. Traffic still moves along. |
| Posted by: Dale 2022-07-29 09:13 |
| #1 Western media bilge. Damaged bridges but rail system operational. These are well built bridges. Pot holes here and there like driving on Pennsylvania turnpike. |
| Posted by: Dale 2022-07-29 09:11 |