Retired US Army General believes Russia will exhaust ability to fight within ten days.

March 15, 2022 1:39 am

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Ben Hodges, former commander of the U.S. Army in Europe, told CBS News that Russia is running out of time, ammunition and manpower as a "quick operation" turned into a war of attrition.

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