Posted on Sep 24, 2023
Ukraine has 'completely defeated' a Russian naval infantry brigade of the Black Sea Fleet — for a...
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Ukraine has likely destroyed a Russian naval infantry brigade of the Black Sea Fleet for the second time, a think tank said.
Ukraine's spy chief, Kyrylo Budanov, said that the Russian 810th Naval Infantry Brigade had withdrawn after being defeated amid Ukraine's counteroffensive.
"That brigade was completely defeated, completely smashed, and now they have withdrawn, being replaced by airborne troops," Budanov said in an interview with The War Zone.
The Institute for the Study of War, a Washington DC-based think tank, said that Budanov's description corresponds to the US military's definition of a mission to "destroy," which means to render an enemy force "combat-ineffective until it is reconstituted."
Ukraine's spy chief, Kyrylo Budanov, said that the Russian 810th Naval Infantry Brigade had withdrawn after being defeated amid Ukraine's counteroffensive.
"That brigade was completely defeated, completely smashed, and now they have withdrawn, being replaced by airborne troops," Budanov said in an interview with The War Zone.
The Institute for the Study of War, a Washington DC-based think tank, said that Budanov's description corresponds to the US military's definition of a mission to "destroy," which means to render an enemy force "combat-ineffective until it is reconstituted."
Ukraine has 'completely defeated' a Russian naval infantry brigade of the Black Sea Fleet — for a...
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel
..."The Deputy Chief of Ukraine's GUR military intelligence service, Major General Vadym Skibitskyi, claimed in July 2022 that about 200 marines of the 810th Brigade had refused to return to war.
Two months later, the Ukrainian army reported that the brigade had lost more than 85% of its personnel fighting in the Kherson region, and that many again had refused to return to combat, per the ISW's updates.
The 810th Brigade had since been reconstituted by the Russian military, and the ISW observed elements of it in the Zaporizhia region this year. A full-strength Russian brigade has at least 2,000 soldiers.
The heavy losses suffered by this brigade are emblematic of the wider issues faced by the Russian military, which has been suffering from "extreme attrition and high turnover," the UK Ministry of Defense said on Saturday.
While Russia has suffered a high number of casualties during the conflict, according to Western estimates, it also has a large population from which to continue to recruit and conscript soldiers."
..."The Deputy Chief of Ukraine's GUR military intelligence service, Major General Vadym Skibitskyi, claimed in July 2022 that about 200 marines of the 810th Brigade had refused to return to war.
Two months later, the Ukrainian army reported that the brigade had lost more than 85% of its personnel fighting in the Kherson region, and that many again had refused to return to combat, per the ISW's updates.
The 810th Brigade had since been reconstituted by the Russian military, and the ISW observed elements of it in the Zaporizhia region this year. A full-strength Russian brigade has at least 2,000 soldiers.
The heavy losses suffered by this brigade are emblematic of the wider issues faced by the Russian military, which has been suffering from "extreme attrition and high turnover," the UK Ministry of Defense said on Saturday.
While Russia has suffered a high number of casualties during the conflict, according to Western estimates, it also has a large population from which to continue to recruit and conscript soldiers."
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