General Staff: ARS destroyed 40% of Russian troops in Ukraine

Following the results of twenty days of war in Ukraine, the military of this country broke almost half of the Russian army. This is stated in the summary of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, published on Wednesday night, March 16, write Ukrainian media.

“As of March 15, 2022 … Lost … up to 40% of units attracted to the so-called” Operations “in Ukraine,” the Ukrainian General Staff says.

It is indicated that the tasks of the Russian military to defeat the Ukrainian army, to enter the administrative borders of the Donetsk and Lugansk regions.

In the General Staff reported that the Russians are trying to strengthen the grouping of troops at the expense of additional transfer to the territory of Ukraine of battalion tactical groups that are formed from consolidated units, as well as military mercenaries-foreigners.

In addition, according to the General Staff, Russian military leadership decided on the early release of cadets of the highest military educational institutions in the territory of the Russian Federation, followed by attracting them to combat actions against Ukraine.