• electric_nan@lemmy.ml
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    2 days ago

    I find this difficult to believe. Edit: Wikipedia has a total (both sides) death toll of 160k-290k.

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      9 hours ago

      regardless of the total number there are combat footage videos of entire platoons getting obliterated

      • Tuukka R@sopuli.xyz
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        4 hours ago

        Seriously wounded.

        There are also slight wounds, which number at around 10 000 per day on average (according to a Russian source that I read two-three days ago). Remember that this number includes everything, including getting a paper cut in your finger, so the same person can end up in that number several times per month.

        The number of Russian military losses consists of wounded by a bit under ⅔ of the number. The wound gets included in the number only if its severe enough to permanently remove you from the front.

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          4 hours ago

          Many do. But, in military purposes, it is not really relevant whether your army loses a soldier through death or through a severe permanent wound. He is still a soldier that you cannot use at the front.

          It’s a standard practice to count the dead and permanently wounded in the same number, because that’s what is militarily relevant.

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      2 days ago

      This difficulty to believe it’s actually quite fundamental to what’s happening.

      If you like, I invite you to imagine what would be the explanation if these numbers were true. (Even adjusted for being dead and wounded)

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      2 days ago

      IDK but seems probable if anybody on earth can take large amount of casualties, might be the Russians

      • Tuukka R@sopuli.xyz
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        4 hours ago

        Yup. They do have that feature.

        As do Ukrainians. Which causes it to be a detrimental feature for both sides. If only one side had that, then it would be of advantage.