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2023-08-07 11:15:27 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 8EC3979D7E4CDA7561E295F28C64DD059AA4C90467DB78C59217505761D0266C
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By russian “elite forces” we can assume that he reffers to special operatives such as Spetsnaz and VDV. Both of these have been heavily used by Russia in the invasion of Ukraine with varying results. According to various articles and documents, both suffered heavy losses https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2023/04/14/leaked-documents-russian-spetsnaz/ https://www.businessinsider.com/russians-debate-role-of-elite-vdv-paratroopers-after-ukraine-losses-2023-2?amp https://www.aljazeera.com/amp/news/2023/4/14/pentagon-leaks-russian-special-forces-decimated-by-ukraine-war
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