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That could also be, but I still think they are, or getting crippled. In the article you posted, it says: “They’re down to somewhere between 20 and 25% of their original land forces up there. But then the naval component is totally untouched by the war.”
I'm sure they have and upgrade a lot of stuff in and around the arctic, fleet, radars, runways etc. Especialy now following those airbase attacks.
But afaik, Russia has only two arctic warfare brigades. The 200th, that fought in Ukraine and the 80th. They might have more, idk, just reproducing what I searched. The 200th suffered serious losses in both manpower and equipment. Yet they keep deploying defense systems, specificaly designated for arctic warfare. Wasting stuff needed to protect an area that provides 20% of their GDP. From what I read, that particular system or variant, is a very rare piece in the Russian inventory.
Why do that, if not running out of equipment at the front and by doing so, they keep depleting their arctic (ground) forces.
Sure just speculation, and "20 and 25%" less personnel doesn't equal 20 and 25% combat losses. But the 200th alone lost ( visualy confirmed ) 40% of it's motorpool and allegedly also over a third of its troops. I guess, there is still the 80th and its intact(?). Thx for the links.
 
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Idk if you watched that video before sharing it, but I'm gonna go ahead and call bullshit on the numbers this Turkish newspaper "got from a Mossad source".

19k dead Russians and 158k dead Ukrainians, but the Russians are recruiting inmates to replace troops? Sure.

234 dead American and British trainers?
Seems like that would have been a big deal.

2500 kia NATO soldiers but we haven't glassed Moscow yet? Ridiculous.

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Idk if you watched that video before sharing it, but I'm gonna go ahead and call bullshit on the numbers this Turkish newspaper "got from a Mossad source".

19k dead Russians and 158k dead Ukrainians, but the Russians are recruiting inmates to replace troops? Sure.

234 dead American and British trainers?
Seems like that would have been a big deal.

2500 kia NATO soldiers but we haven't glassed Moscow yet? Ridiculous.

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Thought the exact same thing. I sit in a minimum of 2x intel briefs a week- neither one of those numbers is anywhere near the ballpark for what I consider to be "more than likely reliable but also more than likely not accurate" territory.

I know of what- 4 dead Americans? Tops? and since when does NATO have an army?! You're telling me NATO is mobilizing NATO countries for troops and has subsequently lost just under 1000 less than we did in the entire war in Afghanistan?
 
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