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Загальні бойові втрати противника з 24.02.22 по 25.05.24 (орієнтовно)

*УВАГА! У зв'язку з постійним надходженням уточнених розвідувальних даних, виникла потреба коригування деяких позицій загальних втрат противника - БпЛА оперативно-тактичного рівня. Загальна цифра скоригована, а втрати за добу подаються у звичайному режимі.

#NOMERCY #stoprussia #stopruSSiZm #stoprussicism #ВІРЮвЗСУ

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[–] paddirn@lemmy.world 17 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Just utter madness. That Russians (or anyone else fighting on their side) continue to sacrifice their lives for such a shitty cause is so mind-boggling. These numbers are close to the number of Americans killed in WW2 (405k) or in our Civil War (620k), but those lasted about twice the amount of time that this war has been going on for. Russia just spending lives like it’s nothing, and that’s who Republicans have allied themselves with?

[–] intelisense@lemm.ee 16 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (1 children)

Don't mix killed with casuality numbers - many of those will be wounded but still alive.

[–] Kaavi@lemmy.world 16 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Plus Russia had 8.7 million military deaths in WW2, so this is really just a small military operation for them.

What is honestly most crazy is that Europe and USA can't just give enough to Ukraine for Russia to say ... Ok, we have to give up, we can't win this.

[–] commandar@lemmy.world 17 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Plus Russia had 8.7 million military deaths in WW2, so this is really just a small military operation for them.

The current casualty numbers are something like 5x the total Soviet losses over a decade in Afghanistan. That conflict was ultimately deeply unpopular and destabilizing for the Soviet Union, so I'm not sure I'd agree with characterizing it as small change for them.

[–] fuckingkangaroos@lemm.ee 3 points 5 months ago

Yes, and that was when the Kremlin had control of the entire USSR.

Also, Russia was having major demographic problems even before they started their barbaric invasion of their peaceful neighbor.