Russian recruits survive just 20-30 minutes on Ukraine frontlines: CIA chief explains why
- Russian soldiers arriving on the front lines in Ukraine live an average of estimated 20 to 30 minutes before being killed or wounded, CIA Director John Ratcliffe said.
- Speaking at the Pennsylvania Defense and Innovation Summit on Wednesday, Ratcliffe said US intelligence backed earlier reports about the mounting Russian losses.
- "Our intelligence is consistent with some of the open-source reporting you may have seen in Ukraine," he said.
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- Russian soldiers arriving on the front lines in Ukraine live an average of estimated 20 to 30 minutes before being killed or wounded, CIA Director John Ratcliffe said.
- Speaking at the Pennsylvania Defense and Innovation Summit on Wednesday, Ratcliffe said US intelligence backed earlier reports about the mounting Russian losses.
- "Our intelligence is consistent with some of the open-source reporting you may have seen in Ukraine," he said.
Sources: Times of India