The Russian military seized the decommissioned plant at the beginning of the war. Russia’s far stronger, bigger military has many Western military experts warning against overconfidence in Ukraine’s long-term odds. But Russian forces appeared unprepared and have often performed badly against Ukrainian resistance. Western officials say Russian forces were facing serious shortages of food, fuel and cold weather gear, leaving some soldiers suffering from frostbite. Estimates of Russian military casualties vary widely, but even conservative figures by Western officials are in the low thousands.

Source: Libya Today March 23, 2022 03:01 UTC