The average lifespan for a Russian soldier in Ukraine is between 20-30 minutes, CIA Director John Ratcliffe has announced.
Speaking at a defense summit in Pennsylvania, he attributed the deadly conditions for Vladimir Putin's forces to Ukrainian combat drones equipped with Al.
"What I would say is that our intelligence is consistent with some of the open source reporting that you may have seen on Ukraine," Ratcliffe said.
"So the average lifespan of a Russian recruit, who now arrives on the battlefield in Ukraine, is estimated to be between 20 and 30 minutes," he added.
"And that's because AI-powered drones have become such specialized, low-cost killing machines. And that's why we're now four and a half years into that conflict," Ratcliffe continued.
Ukraine said this month that Russia has lost about 1.4 million soldiers since the start of its full-scale invasion, with over 1,000 Kremlin troops killed or wounded almost every day.
In May, Ukraine's defense ministry said it was killing roughly 200 Russian soldiers for every kilometer of territory Moscow claimed.
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