LONDON (HRNW) – Russia has already “strategically lost” its war with Ukraine, suffering heavy losses and strengthening NATO, the UK s chief of defence staff said in an interview published on Friday.
“This is a dreadful mistake by Russia. Russia will never take control of Ukraine,” said Tony Radakin, the country s highest-ranking military officer, adding it would emerge a “more diminished power”.
“Russia has strategically lost already. NATO is stronger, Finland and Sweden are looking to join,” he told Britain s domestic Press Association news agency.
Radakin said Russian President Vladimir Putin may achieve “tactical successes” in the weeks to come, but had sacrificed a quarter of his country s army power for “tiny” gains and was running out of troops and high-tech missiles.
“The Russian machine is grinding away, and it s gaining a couple of — two, three, five — kilometres every day,” the admiral said.
“And Russia has vulnerabilities because it s running out of people, it s running out of high-tech missiles.
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