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CheesecakeMedium8500 t1_j28vjxi wrote

Reply to comment by scorchpork in Ukraine fighting is deadlocked, spy chief Kyrylo Budanov tells BBC by apple_kicks

Oh it’s nowhere close to 50/50. It’s not 99/1 like Reddit makes it seem but it’s nowhere close to 50/50. The reason Ukraine isn’t advancing is not because they’re taking super heavy casualties. It’s because Russia is successfully throwing meat shields in their way and Ukraine is unwilling to show a similar disregard for their soldier’s lives in order to advance.

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SiarX t1_j294wv0 wrote

Were not there recently news that Russia lost 100k troops, and Ukraine lost around 100k troops, too?

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CheesecakeMedium8500 t1_j29avdu wrote

You’re including wounded in the “casualty” number. Russia has seen more than 20,000 soldiers confirmed killed. Ukraine has seen about 10,000. And the trend for Ukraine is stable. The trend for Russia is ever increasing.

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dipsy18 t1_j29s62f wrote

No, confirmed killed for Russia is a lot higher based on reports. Also, since Russia doesn't have proper medics and field hospitals the wounded converted to killed % is high.

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CheesecakeMedium8500 t1_j29srhs wrote

Where have you seen confirmed killed higher? BTW confirmed killed is always lower than the actual number killed because confirming deaths and reporting them takes time and resources.

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