Reply To: Russian Tensions
TS – BTW, the figure he states is 250k.
Can you recall his source for this figure or the methodology he used to calculate it if it is derived from his own studies?
What is his figure for the Russian dead and wounded?
Albeit, September 2022 statistics
Ukrainian forces amounted to between 201,000 and 202,000 at the beginning of the war, and since then they have suffered losses of around 100,000, with 61,207 killed and 49,368 others wounded.
Russian dead at 5,937
90% of the Russian troops who have been wounded during the fighting, return to active duty after treatment.
https://www.armenpress.am/eng/news/1093053
I can’t see Ukrainian deaths being 10 times higher than Russian fatalities back in September.
BBC/Mediazona corroborated and verifiable figures for up to February 12th, is 14,093 Russia dead (very likely an underestimate)
https://en.zona.media/article/2022/05/11/casualties_eng
As for Shoigi’s 90% return to duty of the Russian wounded, I think we can take that with a grain of salt even if TASS says it 97% with the mortality rate among wounded fighters taken to military medical institutions is “less than half a percent”.