Forbes: It Will Take Russia 230 Years And The Loss Of 100 Million Soldiers To Completely Take Over Ukraine

RF is suffering staggering losses.

Last April, Russian troops managed to seize just over 176 square kilometers of Ukrainian territory. At the same time, their losses amounted to more than 36.6 thousand killed and wounded, and the troops also lost 4,800 units of equipment. This is written by the magazine Forbes, citing data from independent OSINT-analysts. At this rate, the publication calculates, Russia will capture all of Ukraine by 2256 and lose 101 million soldiers in that time.

Forbes writes that despite "staggering" losses in men and equipment, the Russian army remains combat-ready. The publication notes that Moscow is making up for the lack of equipment by equipping its troops with civilian vehicles, including scooters, small cars and even donkeys.

At the same time, Russian authorities continue to recruit new soldiers. According to General Christopher Cavoli, the commander of U.S. forces in Europe, Russia is adding 30,000 new soldiers to its army every month. For its part, Forbes notes that given that wounded soldiers eventually return to the front lines as well, Russian troops are losing fewer men on the front lines than they are gaining new ones.

Because of this, Cavoli noted, Russia's troop strength in Ukraine is growing. According to his data, there are now about 600,000 Russian troops there. This is "the highest number in the entire war and nearly double the original invasion force" in February 2022, the U.S. general noted.

The Kremlin's ability to make up for human losses depends on two things - money and mood, according to Janis Klug, deputy head of Eastern Europe and Eurasia at the German Institute for International and Security Affairs. He says the recruitment of record numbers of people for the war is "driven by high contract payments and the belief that the war will soon be over."

Cavoli says the huge amount of money the Kremlin is spending on the war has reduced unemployment to record lows and won the support of the bulk of the population. "Military spending accounts for 40 percent of Russia's entire state budget, which is the highest since the Cold War," he said. For comparison, the United States spends only 13% of its federal budget on the army.

The day before, the Russian Finance Ministry changed the parameters of the federal budget for 2025, increasing its deficit more than threefold - from 0.5% of GDP to 1.7% of GDP or from 1.17 trillion to 3.79 trillion rubles. The estimated revenues of the Russian budget in the current year have also been adjusted. Thus, according to the forecasts of the Ministry of Finance, they will amount to 38.5 trillion rubles - instead of 40.3 trillion, planned last fall in the preparation of the budget.

In addition, the agency has changed the estimate of expected inflation at the end of the year - from 4.5% to 7.6%, while reducing the forecast for oil prices - from $ 69.7 per barrel to $ 56.

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