Russia suffers worst month for casualties, says UK defence chief
Russia suffers worst month for casualties, says UK defence chief
Putin's troops suffered on average about 1,500 dead or injured a day in October, Admiral Sir Tony Radakin claims.
Summary
U.K. defense chief Admiral Sir Tony Radakin reported that Russia suffered its highest casualty rate since the start of the Ukraine war, with 1,500 Russian soldiers killed or wounded daily in October, totaling around 700,000 casualties since February 2022.
Radakin noted that these losses are for minor territorial gains, and emphasized the heavy strain of Russia’s defense spending.
While allies of U.S. President-elect Donald Trump suggest Ukraine may need to cede territory to achieve peace, Radakin affirmed Western support for Ukraine “as long as it takes.” Trump, who aims to end U.S. support for Ukraine, has not outlined a specific peace strategy.
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Where has Germany said that? If we are going to have elections in January, it's highly likely Merz will be chancellor and while I do not agree with the CDU on social and economic issues, rest assured, Ukraine will have Taurus by the end of March and the full permission to use it as they see fit for the war effort.
I don't think that we should take anything Merz said in the opposition as a reliable indication of his policies if he runs the next government. He has a loooooong track record of lies. In particular he lied about clear opposition to the pro Russian fascist AfD, which his party is working with more and more on local and state level.
which his party is working with more and more on local and state level.
Please proof that statement. The CDU in Saxony spoke with the AfD, but that's it.
They worked together in Thuringen to get a guy from a 5% elected as head of state government for 1 day to toss democracy into a crisis in 2020. It's been downhill ever since.
https://kommunalwiki.boell.de/index.php/Beispiele_kommunaler_Zusammenarbeit_zwischen_CDU_und_AfD
https://www.mdr.de/nachrichten/deutschland/politik/afd-cdu-parteien-zusammenarbeit-100.html
https://www.tagesschau.de/inland/innenpolitik/merz-kritik-104.html
https://www.zeit.de/politik/deutschland/2023-07/afd-zusammenarbeit-kommunaler-ebene-uebersicht
Danke, der kommunalwiki Link bzw die Übersicht ist besonders interessant...wusste ich nicht, I stand corrected!
I just remember news about Germany planning to halve military aid to Ukraine from the summer, but honestly I haven't been keeping up with the situation
After 50 Billion in various loans for Ukraine that are shouldered in a big part by Germany...4 Million less per year are "pointless" in lieu of Ukraine getting direct and local production of ammunition and missiles...