Russia's airborne troops, among its elite warriors, sustained heavy losses in the very first weeks of the war, analysts say.
"Apparently unsanctioned" comments from a senior Russian commander of Moscow's elite troops in Ukraine appear to show that around half of the Kremlin's paratroopers have been killed or wounded in the country, according to a new assessment from the U.K. government.
On Wednesday, General Colonel Mikhail Teplinsky, who heads up Russia's VDV, or airborne forces, said during a recorded speech tYet the video, in which Teplinsky said 5,000 wounded paratroopers had returned to the frontline and more than 3,500 injured fighters had never left, quickly disappeared from Russian government channels.
Russia's paratroopers are considered an elite force, but experts say many of Moscow's most experienced and capable soldiers were killed in the initial days of the war. Russia's VDV troops werethey were deployed as regular infantry, rather than playing to their specialized strengths. Two Russian soldiers patrol in Mariupol on April 12, 2022. Comments from a senior Russian commander of Moscow's elite troops in Ukraine appear to show that around half of the Kremlin's paratroopers have been taken out in the war-torn country, according to a new assessment.
The remarks making it into the public domain also"overshadowed" Russia's annual celebrations for Russia's VDV Day on Wednesday, the U.K. government added.Publishing figures up the end of July, Russian independent outlet
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