The DSR Daily Brief for May 2, 2023: Russian War Casualties, Janet Yellen's Warning, Biden Meets with Marcos Jr.

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Chris Cotnoir

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🗓️ 2 May 2023

⏱️ 11 minutes

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The Two Hundred Seventy-Ninth Episode of the DSR Daily Brief Stories Cited in the Episode: US says 20,000 Russians killed in Ukraine war since December U.S. Could Run Out of Cash by June 1, Yellen Warns ‘Ironclad’: Biden, Marcos Jr affirm US-Philippines security ties Russia throws more soldiers into Bakhmut meat grinder ahead of Putin’s Victory Day parade China's exit bans multiply as political control tightens under Xi Palestinian Khader Adnan dies in Israel jail after 86 days on hunger strike Israel launches deadly air raid on Aleppo airport: media Pas de chat: Lagerfeld’s cat Choupette won’t be at Met Gala Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:51.8	It's May 2nd, 2023, and this is your DSR Daily Brief. I'm Chris Cotnor.
0:56.8	Our top stories from international outlets this morning.
0:59.8	The AP is reporting that the White House said Monday it now estimates that just since December,
1:06.8	Russia has suffered 100,000 casualties, including more than 20,000 killed,
1:12.8	as Ukraine has rebuffed a heavy assault by Russian forces in eastern Ukraine.
1:17.8	White House National Security Council spokesman John Kirby said the US estimate
1:23.8	is based on newly declassified American intelligence.
1:27.8	He did not detail how the intelligence community derived the number.
1:32.8	General Mark Milley, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff,
1:36.8	said in November that Russia had suffered well over 100,000 killed or wounded in the first eight months of the war.
1:44.8	The new figures suggest that Russian losses have dramatically accelerated in recent months.
1:50.8	Kirby said nearly half those killed since December are Wagner forces, many of them convicts,
1:57.8	who were released from prison to join Russia's fight.
2:00.8	He said Wagner forces were thrown into combat and without sufficient combat or combat training,
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