Putin has spent billions on Ukraine War — And his military is struggling
that Russia may be spending closer to around $900 million a day to sustain its war efforts.
SOFREP's estimate calculated troop salaries, munitions, as well as the thousands of critical weapons and cruise missiles that have been used during the war, which run about $1.5 million apiece, according to Spoonts. None of these figures take into consideration the full impact of the severe economic sanctions imposed on Russia. These sanctions may remain in place even if Russia withdraws its troops, at least in the case of the United States, according to the White House."Putin's current strategy is for the Russian army to fight a war of attrition over a prolonged period to occupy eastern Ukraine," Lawrence C.
Michael Kimmage, a history professor at Catholic University and former member of the secretary's policy planning staff at the State Department, told"How Putin assesses the war is anyone's guess," Kimmage said."I can't imagine his advisers tell him he's losing, or that he thinks he's losing."
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