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Undid revision 1234948906 by Romanov loyalist (talk) This seems to be violate WP:NPOV inserting only ″positive content″ and giving undue weight to ″defeating″ the 2023 counteroffensive. Per WP:DUE, this is not remotely balanced.
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Undid revision 1235543146 by TylerBurden (talk) On the contrary, I am establishing NPOV - all negative content is all there was previously, and it's over-exaggerated. The undue weight is on the first year on the war (all sources are from 2022). In 2023, the big event that was hyped was the Ukraine offensive, and it was defeated. Recovering from the losses mentioned earlier is also significant.
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The Russian Armed Forces are the [[List of countries by number of military and paramilitary personnel|world's fifth largest military force]], with 1.15 million [[Active duty|active-duty personnel]] and close to two million [[Military reserve force|reservists]].<ref>{{cite web |last=Nichol |first=Jim |date=21 December 2022 |title=Russian military announces plan to expand, create new units |url=https://apnews.com/article/putin-finland-sergei-shoigu-ee953abf7f9bf217ccdaa61ec1b35ddd |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221221135310/https://apnews.com/article/putin-finland-sergei-shoigu-ee953abf7f9bf217ccdaa61ec1b35ddd |archive-date=21 December 2022 |access-date=21 December 2022 |work=[[The Associated Press]] |publisher= |quote=Russia expands active personnel to 1.5 million from 1.15 forces}}</ref> According to the United States [[Central Intelligence Agency]] (CIA), "Russia plans to expand its active personnel force to 1.5 million by 2026, which will make it the third largest in the world, after China and India."<ref>{{Cite web |date=28 February 2023 |title=Russia |url=https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/russia/#military-and-security |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210109173026/https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/russia/#military-and-security |archive-date=9 January 2021 |access-date=20 September 2022 |publisher=Central Intelligence Agency |via=CIA.gov}}</ref> The Russian Armed Forces maintain the [[Russia and weapons of mass destruction|world's largest stockpile of nuclear weapons]].<ref>{{cite web |date=August 2020 |title=Nuclear Weapons: Who Has What at a Glance |url=https://www.armscontrol.org/factsheets/Nuclearweaponswhohaswhat |access-date=7 June 2021 |work=[[Arms Control Association]] |archive-date=24 January 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180124043430/https://www.armscontrol.org/factsheets/Nuclearweaponswhohaswhat |url-status=live }}</ref> possess the world's second-largest fleet of [[ballistic missile submarine]]s,<ref>{{cite web |url=https://power.lowyinstitute.org/data/military-capability/signature-capabilities/ballistic-missile-submarines/ |work=[[Asia Power Index]] |publisher=[[Lowy Institute]] |date=2021 |title=Ballistic missile submarines data |access-date=25 January 2022 |archive-date=8 April 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220408173840/https://power.lowyinstitute.org/data/military-capability/signature-capabilities/ballistic-missile-submarines/ |url-status=live }}</ref> and are one of only three national militaries (alongside those of the [[United States Armed Forces|United States]] and [[People's Liberation Army|China]]) that operate [[strategic bomber]]s.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Paul |first1=T. V. |last2=Wirtz |first2=James J. |last3=Fortmann |first3=Michael |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=9jy28vBqscQC&pg=PA332 |title=Balance of power: theory and practice in the 21st century |publisher=[[Stanford University Press]] |date=2004 |pages=332 |isbn=978-0-8047-5017-2 |access-date=5 December 2021 |archive-date=28 October 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231028174352/https://books.google.com/books?id=9jy28vBqscQC&pg=PA332#v=onepage&q&f=false |url-status=live }}</ref> With certain exceptions, [[Conscription in Russia|Russian law mandates one year of military service for all male citizens aged 18–27]].<ref name="Law53-FZ"/><ref name="cia"/> In 2023, Russia had the [[List of countries by military expenditures|world's third-highest military expenditure]], at approximately {{Currency|86.4 billion|USD|passthrough=yes|linked=no}} to US$109 billion, or close to six percent of GDP.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://sipri.org/sites/default/files/2021-04/fs_2104_milex_0.pdf |title=Trends in World Military Expenditure, 2020 |publisher=[[Stockholm International Peace Research Institute]] |first1=Nan |last1=Tian |first2=Aude |last2=Fleurant |first3=Alexandra |last3=Kuimova |first4=Pieter D. |last4=Wezeman |first5=Siemon T. |last5=Wezeman |date=26 April 2021 |access-date=24 November 2021 |archive-date=17 August 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210817224815/https://sipri.org/sites/default/files/2021-04/fs_2104_milex_0.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="SIPRI-2020" />
 
In spite of Russia's perceived military strength, as recorded in various assessments, deficiencies have been noted in the country's combat performance on both the tactical and operational scales. According to multiple reports, endemic [[Corruption#Military|corruption]] within the Russian Armed Forces has had a major impact on Russia's ability to effectively project [[hard power]].<ref>{{Cite news |title="Вывозили на КАМАЗе". Как российские солдаты и офицеры воровали у армии трусы, берцы и бронежилеты |language=ru |work=BBC News Русская служба |url=https://www.bbc.com/russian/features-63177093 |access-date=17 December 2022 |archive-date=20 October 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221020044846/https://www.bbc.com/russian/features-63177093 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Kovalev |first=Alexey |title=As War Hits the Homefront, Russia's Defeat Inches Closer |url=https://foreignpolicy.com/2022/10/19/russia-ukraine-war-putin-defeat-retreat-mobilization-military-corruption/ |access-date=17 December 2022 |website=Foreign Policy |date=19 October 2022 |language=en-US |archive-date=17 December 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221217231239/https://foreignpolicy.com/2022/10/19/russia-ukraine-war-putin-defeat-retreat-mobilization-military-corruption/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=20 October 2022 |title='The army has nothing': new Russian conscripts bemoan lack of supplies |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/oct/20/the-army-has-nothing-new-russian-conscripts-bemoan-lack-of-supplies |access-date=17 December 2022 |website=the Guardian |language=en |archive-date=25 February 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230225102851/https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/oct/20/the-army-has-nothing-new-russian-conscripts-bemoan-lack-of-supplies |url-status=live }}</ref> AmidstIn 2022, the first year of the [[Russian invasion of Ukraine]], severethe logisticalRussian failuresmilitary havehad greatlysignificant impactedlogistical theproblems operationaland performance of Russian troops,trouble ascoordinating different service branches have struggled to coordinate and work together. ContinuousThat shortcomings have ledyear Russia's war effort to suffersuffered extensive setbacks since the initial invasion; the Russian Armed Forces have experienced successiveincluding losses of occupied/annexed territory, the large-scale destruction and squandering of their equipment, and a notably high casualty ratepersonnel.<ref>{{Cite news |last1=Sonne |first1=Paul |last2=Lamothe |first2=Dan |last3=Ilyushina |first3=Mary |date=13 September 2022 |title=Rapid loss of territory in Ukraine reveals spent Russian military |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2022/09/13/putin-russia-military-spent-ukraine/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220914234329/https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2022/09/13/putin-russia-military-spent-ukraine/ |archive-date=14 September 2022 |access-date=10 November 2022 |newspaper=[[The Washington Post]]}}</ref><ref name="The Economist">{{Cite news |date=28 February 2022 |title=The woes of the Russian war machine are big and real. Are they also temporary? |newspaper=[[The Economist]] |url=https://www.economist.com/europe/2022/02/28/the-woes-of-the-russian-war-machine-are-big-and-real-are-they-also-temporary |access-date=13 March 2022 |issn=0013-0613 |archive-date=13 March 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220313021041/https://www.economist.com/europe/2022/02/28/the-woes-of-the-russian-war-machine-are-big-and-real-are-they-also-temporary |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="newyorker.com0">{{Cite web |date=11 March 2022 |title=The Russian Military's Debacle in Ukraine |url=https://www.newyorker.com/news/q-and-a/the-russian-militarys-debacle-in-ukraine |access-date=15 March 2022 |magazine=The New Yorker |archive-date=23 March 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220323052142/https://www.newyorker.com/news/q-and-a/the-russian-militarys-debacle-in-ukraine |url-status=live }}</ref> ResearchersHowever, fromin 2023 the U.S.-fundedRussian [[RANDmilitary Corporation]]defeated havea observed[[2023 thatUkrainian Russiacounteroffensive|major continuesUkrainian tooffensive]],<ref strugglename="failedNYT" with military professionalization./><ref>{{Cite web |titlename=Russia"failedMessenger" has/> aand militaryby professionalism problem, and2024 it ishad costingrecovered themfrom inits Ukrainetroop |last1=Posardand |first1=Marekequipment N.losses |last2=Holynskaearlier |first2=Khrystynain |work=Breakingthe Defense |date=21 March 2022 |access-date=25 August 2022 |url=https://breakingdefensewar.com/2022/03/russia-has-a-military-professionalism-problem-and-it-is-costing-them-in-ukraine/<ref |archive-datename=5"Cavoli1" August 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220805231345/https://breakingdefense.com/2022/03/russia-has-a-military-professionalism-problem-and-it-is-costing-them-in-ukraine/><ref |url-statusname=live"Cavoli2" }}</ref>
 
Directly controlled by the [[Security Council of Russia]], the Russian Armed Forces form part of the country's defence services under Russian law, fulfilling this capacity alongside the [[Border Service of the Federal Security Service of the Russian Federation|Border Guard of the Federal Security Service]], the [[National Guard of Russia|National Guard]], the [[Ministry of Internal Affairs (Russia)|Ministry of Internal Affairs]], the [[Federal Protective Service (Russia)|Federal Protective Service]], the [[Foreign Intelligence Service (Russia)|Foreign Intelligence Service]], and the [[Ministry of Emergency Situations (Russia)|Ministry of Emergency Situations]].
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to seriously deal with" corruption.<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Bukkvoll |first=Tor |date=January 2008 |title=Their Hands in the Till: Scale and Causes of Russian Military Corruption |url=http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/0095327X06294622 |journal=Armed Forces & Society |language=en |volume=34 |issue=2 |pages=259–275 |doi=10.1177/0095327X06294622 |s2cid=145238073 |issn=0095-327X}}</ref> From 1991 to 2001, Russian authorities uncovered at least 350 billion rubles' (US$11.5 billion) worth of corruption in the armed forces (with, for comparison, the total defence budget for 2001 being 214 billion rubles). Areas of particular concern identified by a researcher at the [[Norwegian Defence Research Establishment]] in 2007 included the State Defence Order (perhaps 10-15% realised in 2004); "[[ghost soldiers]]," as "it is generally acknowledged that the number of actually serving personnel differs substantially from the authorized number of personnel," and officers at various levels can pocket excess money for themselves; and "the domestic purchases of goods and services, where corrupt officers overpay civilian providers in return for bribes."
 
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On 24 February 2022 Russian president [[Vladimir Putin]] gave the execute order to for the Armed Forces to begin the [[Russian invasion of Ukraine]].<ref>{{cite news |title='Terrible toll': Russia's invasion of Ukraine in numbers |url=https://www.euractiv.com/section/global-europe/news/terrible-toll-russias-invasion-of-ukraine-in-numbers/ |work=[[Euractiv]] |date=14 February 2023 |access-date=19 March 2023 |archive-date=12 July 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230712061818/https://www.euractiv.com/section/global-europe/news/terrible-toll-russias-invasion-of-ukraine-in-numbers/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Hussain |first1=Murtaza |title=The War in Ukraine Is Just Getting Started |url=https://theintercept.com/2023/03/09/ukraine-war-russia-iran-iraq/ |work=The Intercept |date=9 March 2023 |access-date=19 March 2023 |archive-date=18 May 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230518234805/https://theintercept.com/2023/03/09/ukraine-war-russia-iran-iraq/ |url-status=live }}</ref> On 10 April 2022 General [[Aleksandr Dvornikov]] assumed command of the operation.<ref>{{Cite news |last1=Burns |first1=Robert |last2=Yen |first2=Hope |date=10 April 2022 |title=US doubts new Russian war chief can end Moscow's floundering |publisher=AP News |url=https://apnews.com/article/russia-appoints-new-ukraine-war-commander-dvornikov-225f976f9abfb5aff6154ac3b77c21e6 |access-date=3 June 2022 |archive-date=5 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220605060139/https://apnews.com/article/russia-appoints-new-ukraine-war-commander-dvornikov-225f976f9abfb5aff6154ac3b77c21e6?utm_source=Twitter&utm_medium=AP&utm_campaign=SocialFlow |url-status=live }}</ref> In July 2022, at the same time as the Armed Forces began suffering [[Casualties of the Russo-Ukrainian War|severe casualties]], the Ground Forces began to site ammunition in or near structures which are frequented by civilians due to the [[human shield]] benefit, ostensibly because Ukrainian [[HIMARS]] had tilted the odds of his strategy of attrition by artillery.<ref name="jpalj">{{cite news |last1=Psaropoulos |first1=John |title=Russia resumes eastern Ukraine offensive and expands war aims |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/7/21/russia-resumes-hostilities-as-ukraine-targets-ammunition |publisher=Al Jazeera Media Network |date=21 June 2022 |access-date=24 July 2022 |archive-date=25 July 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220725192317/https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/7/21/russia-resumes-hostilities-as-ukraine-targets-ammunition |url-status=live }}</ref> Within hours after Defence Minister [[Sergei Shoigu]]'s signature on the UN-brokered deal to resume Ukraine's Black Sea grain exports, Russia bombed the [[Port of Odesa]].<ref name="skyyt">{{cite news |title=Ukraine War: Missiles hit Odesa hours after grain agreement |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lgVplcsjxRc |agency=YouTube |publisher=Sky News |date=23 July 2022 |access-date=24 July 2022 |archive-date=3 August 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220803234052/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lgVplcsjxRc |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="f24un">{{cite news |title=UN officials announce grain exports deal with Russia, Ukraine and Turkey |url=https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20220722-live-ukraine-ports-to-reopen-after-grain-export-deal-with-russia-says-turkey |publisher=FRANCE 24 |date=22 July 2022 |access-date=24 July 2022 |archive-date=24 July 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220724120705/https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20220722-live-ukraine-ports-to-reopen-after-grain-export-deal-with-russia-says-turkey |url-status=live }}</ref>
 
According to ''[[Forbes]]'' Moscow had committed, as of the end of July 2022, 10 of its [[Combined Arms]] Armies to the invasion.<ref name="dasuf">{{cite news |last1=Axe |first1=David |title=In Southern Ukraine, Kyiv's Artillery Drops Bridges And Isolates A Whole Russian Army |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidaxe/2022/07/29/in-southern-ukraine-kyivs-artillery-drops-bridges-and-isolates-a-whole-russian-army/?sh=54b2cb0c1e1a |work=Forbes |date=29 July 2022 |access-date=8 September 2022 |archive-date=8 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220908151335/https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidaxe/2022/07/29/in-southern-ukraine-kyivs-artillery-drops-bridges-and-isolates-a-whole-russian-army/?sh=54b2cb0c1e1a |url-status=live }}</ref> The [[Wagner Group]] has made a name for itself as Putin's "private army."<ref name="economistexplains">{{Cite news |title=What is the Wagner Group, Russia's mercenary organisation? |newspaper=The Economist |url=https://www.economist.com/the-economist-explains/2022/03/07/what-is-the-wagner-group-russias-mercenary-organisation |access-date=16 March 2022 |issn=0013-0613 |quote="From a legal perspective, Wagner doesn't exist," says Sorcha MacLeod |archive-date=2 February 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230202144401/https://www.economist.com/the-economist-explains/2022/03/07/what-is-the-wagner-group-russias-mercenary-organisation |url-status=live }}</ref> In June 2023, Putin backed the Ministry of Defense's plan to make mercenary groups sign contracts, which Wagner leader [[Yevgeny Prigozhin]] pushed against: these contracts would have placed the Wagner Group under the Ministry's command structure as subordinates and limited Prigozhin's own influence.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Osborn |first=Andrew |date=13 June 2023 |title=Putin backs push for mercenary groups to sign contracts despite Wagner's refusal |language=en |work=[[Reuters]] |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/putin-backs-push-mercenary-groups-sign-contracts-despite-wagners-refusal-2023-06-13/ |url-status=live |access-date=24 June 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230622143644/https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/putin-backs-push-mercenary-groups-sign-contracts-despite-wagners-refusal-2023-06-13/ |archive-date=22 June 2023}}</ref> Later in June, the Wagner Group [[Wagner Group mutiny|turned against]] the Russian invasion of Ukraine and the Ministry of Defense<ref>{{Cite web |date=23 June 2023 |title=Putin in crisis: Wagner chief Prigozhin declares war on Russian military leadership, says 'we will destroy everything' |url=https://www.politico.eu/article/putin-in-crisis-as-wagner-chief-prigozhin-declares-war-on-russian-military-leadership/ |access-date=24 June 2023 |website=POLITICO |language=en |archive-date=23 June 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230623231535/https://www.politico.eu/article/putin-in-crisis-as-wagner-chief-prigozhin-declares-war-on-russian-military-leadership/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last1=Regan |first1=Helen |last2=Raine |first2=Andrew |date=24 June 2023 |title=Russia accuses Wagner chief Yevgeny Prigozhin of urging "armed rebellion": Live updates |language=en |work=[[CNN]] |url=https://www.cnn.com/europe/live-news/russia-ukraine-war-news-06-24-23/index.html |url-status=live |access-date=24 June 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230624073110/https://www.cnn.com/europe/live-news/russia-ukraine-war-news-06-24-23/index.html |archive-date=24 June 2023}}</ref> until a peace deal was reached. According to Prigozhin, part of the reason for his march against Russia was to stop the government from "[dismantling] PMC Wagner."<ref>{{cite news|last1=Bourke|first1=Latika|title=Live updates: Putin vows to defend Russia against Wagner rebellion|url=https://www.smh.com.au/world/europe/live-updates-putin-vows-to-defend-russia-against-wagner-rebellion-20230624-p5dj6x.html|access-date=24 June 2023|work=The Sydney Morning Herald|date=24 June 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230624145405/https://www.smh.com.au/world/europe/live-updates-putin-vows-to-defend-russia-against-wagner-rebellion-20230624-p5dj6x.html|archive-date=24 June 2023|url-status=live}}</ref>
 
In 2023 Russian forces defeated a [[2023 Ukrainian counteroffensive|major Ukrainian offensive]],<ref name="failedNYT">{{Cite news |last1=Barnes |first1=Julian E. |last2=Schmitt |first2=Eric |last3=Sanger |first3=David E. |last4=Gibbons-Neff |first4=Thomas |date=2023-12-11 |title=U.S. and Ukraine Search for a New Strategy After Failed Counteroffensive |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/11/us/politics/us-ukraine-war-strategy.html |access-date=14 December 2023 |issn=0362-4331 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231211223050/https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/11/us/politics/us-ukraine-war-strategy.html/ |archive-date=11 December 2023 |url-access=subscription}}</ref><ref name="failedMessenger">{{Cite news |title=U.S., Ukraine Officials Privately Say Counteroffensive Against Russia Has Failed |url=https://themessenger.com/politics/us-ukraine-officials-privately-say-counteroffensive-against-russia-has-failed-exclusive |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231207234311/https://themessenger.com/politics/us-ukraine-officials-privately-say-counteroffensive-against-russia-has-failed-exclusive |url-status=dead |archive-date=7 December 2023 |access-date=12 December 2023 |website=[[The Messenger (website)|The Messenger]] |first1=James |last1=LaPorta |first2=Nicole |last2=Gaudiano |date=December 2023}}</ref><ref name="failedWPT1">{{Cite news |last1=Jaffe |first1=Greg |last2=Ryan |first2=Missy |date=4 December 2023 |title=Ukraine's counteroffensive stalls amid Russian defenses |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/12/04/ukraine-counteroffensive-stalled-russia-war-defenses/ |access-date=12 December 2023 |newspaper=[[The Washington Post]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231204120302/https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/12/04/ukraine-counteroffensive-stalled-russia-war-defenses/ |archive-date=4 December 2023|url-access=subscription}}</ref><ref name="failedBI">{{Cite news |last=Panella |first=Chris |date=7 December 2023 |title=How Ukraine's counteroffensive went sideways |url=https://www.businessinsider.com/how-the-ukrainian-counteroffensive-ran-into-trouble-2023-11 |access-date=14 February 2024 |website=[[Business Insider]] |archive-date=4 February 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240204061715/https://www.businessinsider.com/how-the-ukrainian-counteroffensive-ran-into-trouble-2023-11 |url-status=live }}</ref> an operation that included several Ukrainian brigades trained and equipped by the United States and other Western countries.<ref name=peleschuk>{{Cite web|url=https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/russia-reports-heavy-fighting-southern-ukraine-kyiv-silent-counterattack-2023-06-09/|title=Ukraine reports 'heavy combat' after Putin says offensive has begun|date=10 June 2023|first=Dan|last=Peleschuk|website=Reuters|access-date=9 June 2023|archive-date=9 June 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230609085607/https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/russia-reports-heavy-fighting-southern-ukraine-kyiv-silent-counterattack-2023-06-09/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="herb">{{Cite web |author=Herb |first=Jeremy |date=12 April 2023 |title='Leaked Pentagon documents suggest US is pessimistic Ukraine can quickly end war against Russia |url=https://edition.cnn.com/2023/04/11/politics/pentagon-documents-ukraine-war-assessment/index.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230603081044/https://edition.cnn.com/2023/04/11/politics/pentagon-documents-ukraine-war-assessment/index.html |archive-date=3 June 2023 |access-date=9 June 2023 |website=[[CNN]]}}</ref> In early 2024, the NATO Supreme Commander in Europe, General [[Christopher Cavoli]], noted that the Russian military has replaced its troop and equipment losses and is larger than it was before the start of the conflict.<ref name="Cavoli1">{{Cite news |last=O'Brien |first=Connor |title=Russian military replaced Ukraine battlefield losses ‘far faster’ than expected, general warns |date=April 11, 2024 |newspaper=Politico |url=https://www.politico.com/news/2024/04/11/christopher-cavoli-russian-military-losses-00151718 }}</ref> In July 2024, Cavoli said that "the Russians are very cleverly adapting technologically and procedurally to many of the challenges that they run into in Ukraine".<ref name="Cavoli2">{{cite web | title=General Cavoli notes Russia's adaptation to challenges in war against Ukraine | website=Interfax-Ukraine | date=2024-07-10 | url=https://interfax.com.ua/news/general/999380-amp.html | ref={{sfnref | Interfax-Ukraine | 2024}} | access-date=2024-07-13}}</ref>
 
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