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Mark Kelly: “The Ukrainians are trying to drive that number [Russian…”

Featuring: Mark Kelly, Democratic | U.S. Senate from Arizona

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Something Big is Happening to Crimea | Senator Mark Kelly

Published | Video Starts at 05:03

This time of year is when the Russians usually have one of their bigger offensives, but they've been struggling. They've been losing upwards of 35,000 troops every month. Now The Ukrainians are trying to drive that number [Russian troop losses] up closer to 50,000. And the Russians are having a hard time replacing those troops that are killed and wounded in action. So this is a challenging time for Russia, and the momentum is shifting. (05:03–05:07)

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Asserts that Ukrainians aim to increase Russian troop losses to 50,000 monthly.

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