![]() ![]() "China would respond more strongly and most likely increase the scale and scope of material it is willing to provide Russia if Ukrainian strikes hit a location of high strategic value or appeared to target senior Russian leaders," said what appeared to be a collation of U.S. documents also show the concerns in Washington about Ukrainian strikes deep into Russia - and even potentially on Moscow - due to the impact such attacks could have on China's position. Reuters was unable to verify the figures, which are at odds with Russian tallies of its destruction of Ukrainian equipment. Russia has superiority in fighters and air defences, according to the document on casualties. Ukraine has 802 tanks and 3,498 APCs fielded, while Russia has 419 tanks and 2,928 APCs in theatre. ![]() Russia, according to the Defence Intelligence Agency, has lost 2,048 tanks and 3,900 APCs while Ukraine has lost 468 tanks and 1,020 APCs. The documents show that while Russia has overall numerical superiority in some areas, Ukraine has more tanks and armoured personnel carriers (APCs) in theatre than Russia. Joint Chiefs of Staff and the Defence Intelligence Agency.īoth Russia and Ukraine are assessed to have "moderate" combat sustainability - which means that both are likely to be able to continue to fight for some time. The document on casualties is embossed with emblems of the U.S. "RUS continues to fall behind stated goals for the replenishment of equipment and personnel to support operations in Ukraine," according to the Defence Intelligence Agency, which stresses there are significant gaps in information. Reuters has seen two versions of the same document with one clearly altered. document posted on Russian Telegram channels had the casualty figures crudely altered to reduce Russian casualties and increase Ukrainian casualties. ![]() Neither side gives timely data on military losses. The figures are around 10 times bigger than any public casualty figures published by either Moscow or Kyiv. ![]()
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