Dude, the war has been over for over a year, Ukraine lost, they were never going to win, it was just the west trying to use their dead bodies to damage russia.

[–] Squizzy@lemmy.world 39 points 9 months ago (6 children)

Russia have lost nearly 400,000 people so far. They've crippled their economy and industry, not to mention scuppered any progress they made since the 90s. Ruined their growth in international standing and currently bending over for China and getting reamed on tech for the war by Iran. They have lost countless flagship military installments and their hold over the black sea.

In the nearly 10 years since their initial invasion they have captured no more than 20% of Ukraine most of which was captured in 2014s Crimean annexation.

[–] yogthos@lemmy.ml -2 points 9 months ago (2 children)

The only western source that provides any methodology shows Russian losses at around 43k, but do go on https://en.zona.media/article/2022/05/20/casualties_eng

[–] kefirchik@lemm.ee 3 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (1 children)

These are confirmed and identified casualties using 3rd party evidence. From the source you linked,

However, these figures represent only a partial account and do not reflect the full extent of the casualties. […] This week, CIA Director William Burns penned a column in Foreign Affairs estimating the total losses of the Russian army—killed and wounded—at 315,000. At first glance, this figure might seem significantly different from our own count, but in reality, it’s not, and we regard Burns’ estimate as close to the truth.

The reality is that we will not know for a long time the true numbers, but this 43k is the absolute minimum number of dead Russian combatants.

[–] yogthos@lemmy.ml -4 points 9 months ago

While 43 is obviously a lower bound, it gives a rough idea of the overall casualties which aren't going to be an order of magnitude higher.

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