CIA director says Russian troops survive 20, 30 minutes on Ukraine frontlines

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CIA Director John Ratcliffe told Bloomberg at the Pennsylvania Defense and Innovation Summit that Russian soldiers arriving on Ukraine’s front lines have an estimated life expectancy of between 20 and 30 minutes. Ratcliffe attributed those deadly conditions mainly to Ukraine’s use of artificial-intelligence attack drones. He said U.S. intelligence is consistent with open-source reporting from Ukraine on the short survival times. The remark prompted pushback and questions about his statements; MS NOW analyst David Rohde publicly demanded an explanation linking Ratcliffe’s comments to earlier claims made in political contexts.

Kate from Kharkiv

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Former CIA Director, General David Petraeus: "Look, Ukraine is now using 10,000 or more drones per day. This is just staggering. Last year, they produced 3.5 million drones. We in the United States produced 300,000. We have nothing like what they have."

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Disappointed Optimist11

(Looks to audience) I warned you; you fools

Polar Nerd4

"If there's one thing I know, it's never to mess with mother nature, mother in-laws and, mother freaking Ukrainians." -Skinny Pete in the 2003 film The Italian Job

George Moser2

Smart militaries do not fight the war you want them to fight. They find ways to make YOU fight the war THEY want. And that jackass Hegseth is worried about testosterone levels.

Joe Public 🍁

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cia director john ratcliffe: The average life expectancy of a russian soldier on the battlefield in #Ukraine is around 20-30 minutes www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

245d ago

World Impact News ⚡

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CIA Director John Ratcliffe told Bloomberg News Agency that Russian conscripts at the front in Ukraine survive an average of only 20 to 30 minutes before being killed or wounded, attributing this to Ukraine's extensive use of AI-operated drones.

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bloomberg.comCIA Says AI Drones Give Russian Troops Only 30 Minutes to Live businessinsider.comRussian troops survive an average 30 minutes on Ukraine's battlefield: CIA director rawstory.comMS NOW analyst to CIA director: 'Were you part of a deep state plot?'

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CIA director says Russian troops survive 20, 30 minutes on Ukraine frontlines

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