Russia has lost a staggering 87 percent of the total number of active-duty ground troops it had prior to launching its invasion of Ukraine and two-thirds of its pre-invasion tanks, a source familiar with a declassified US intelligence assessment provided to Congress told CNN.

Still, despite heavy losses of men and equipment, Russian President Vladimir Putin is determined to push forward as the war approaches its two-year anniversary early next year and US officials are warning that Ukraine remains deeply vulnerable. A highly anticipated Ukrainian counteroffensive stagnated through the fall, and US officials believe that Kyiv is unlikely to make any major gains over the coming months.

The assessment, sent to Capitol Hill on Monday, comes as some Republicans have balked at the US providing additional funding for Ukraine and the Biden administration has launched a full-court press to try to get supplemental funding through Congress.

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    11 months ago

    So you’re back into a corner and can’t answer it.

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      11 months ago

      The answer is that neither the US nor Russia is a good place to live, but right now we’re talking about Russia, so bringing up the US is irrelevant. Like it always is with whataboutism, because what else could the answer possibly be?

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        11 months ago

        It depends on who is saying what and why to determine "whata boutism