Hubi@feddit.org to World News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agoGeneral Staff: Russia has lost 568,980 troops in Ukraine since Feb. 24, 2022kyivindependent.comexternal-linkmessage-square31fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkGeneral Staff: Russia has lost 568,980 troops in Ukraine since Feb. 24, 2022kyivindependent.comHubi@feddit.org to World News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agomessage-square31fedilink
minus-squareWomble@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·2 months agoThe BBC number cited in that article is for 100k deaths not casualties, which for 4:1 injured to killed ratio would tally with the Ukrainian number.
minus-squareHubi@feddit.orgOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·edit-22 months agoAnd a recent report identified 60.000 Russian soldiers that had been killed. If the number of identifiable bodies alone is that high, the Ukrainian numbers are most likely credible.
The BBC number cited in that article is for 100k deaths not casualties, which for 4:1 injured to killed ratio would tally with the Ukrainian number.
And a recent report identified 60.000 Russian soldiers that had been killed. If the number of identifiable bodies alone is that high, the Ukrainian numbers are most likely credible.