Reply To: Russian Tensions
BD – “This would mean that your estimate of 200,000 number would claim that 75,000 more troops had been killed than had ever served at the front line!”
TW – “A fair point. But you are presuming a high number of wounded. From the sources I listen to that is not the case. Shocking numbers of the wounded are dying in situ because they’re unable to be evacuated. This would account for the higher number of deaths.”
I was referring to the number of deaths to front line troops. This was not a reference in any way to the wounded. You estimate 200,000 troop deaths. Even using the highest number of estimated Ukrainian troops during the whole conflict (500,000) and using a tooth to tail ratio which is less than any other modern war(as explained above). This would give a maximum of 125,000 front line troops (by Russian Estimates far less). This would mean that 75,000 soldiers were killed over and above the number that had ever served on the front line.
This in no way relates to the number of wounded.
