Russian army has probably lost half of its tanks in Ukraine and will not recover

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"Putin has failed ... Russia will come out of this war weaker than it was", Kahl said.

He recalled that the Russian Federation had suffered tens of thousands of casualties since the beginning of the full-scale invasion.

"They’ve probably lost half of their main battle tanks in the entire Russian military. They’ve bogged down more than 80% of their land force in Ukraine. They’ve spent down a majority of their precision guided munitions in Ukraine, and the sanctions and export controls will make it very difficult for them to rebuild their military to what it looked like before the war", Kahl said.

He also noted that "Putin went into this war trying to extinguish Ukraine as an independent, sovereign democratic country. He’s failed, and that’s not going to change."

"Sovereign, independent, democratic Ukraine is going to endure", Kahl summarized.