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Russia just accidentally admitted to its staggering troop losses in Ukraine

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  • T [email protected]

    Then don't sign up. 🤷 Article says they are being given incentives to sign up.

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    The amount of money they get for signing on is so staggeringly huge, it is one of the drivers of the high inflation they are having.

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    • krimson@lemmy.worldK [email protected]

      Ukraine playing it smart and understanding how modern warfare is done. Russia only throwing in more and more soldiers.

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      It works though, that's why they keep doing it. It's slow as hell and inhumane, but they can afford it for many more years I'd wager. Their capabilities of data gathering/transmission are much better these days as well. Also don't forget they set up wired drone production (in serious numbers at least) first, they can be smart at times.

      Underestimating them irl is pointless.

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      • P [email protected]

        Russia it was already a mess before but considering their median age, after a 1mln loss they're as good as fucked.

        Putin doesn't care about his country, but Russians then?

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        They don't care either. The majority, that is, there are some good apples who left the bunch

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        • P [email protected]

          It's what many says, Europe needs Ukraine for many reasons and a big one is (sadly), their knowledge about a mordern war.

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          Did they get that knowledge from 9 soldiers, one of which carries a cursed burden?

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          • krimson@lemmy.worldK [email protected]

            Ukraine playing it smart and understanding how modern warfare is done. Russia only throwing in more and more soldiers.

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            In Russia’s defence, who could have possibly have thought that invading Ukraine in the winter wasn’t going to be a simple 3 day weekend kind of thing?

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              I fall asleep at night watching Russian soldiers get droned. Helps me sleep well.

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              • P [email protected]

                Honestly when they’re done, that manufacturing capacity will do great things for their economy.

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                Then they can become the world's supplier of battle-tested drones.

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                • B [email protected]

                  The second it is safe, the second the war is over, I'm coming over and spending tourism dollars over there.

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                  Love you. Greetings from elsewhere in Europe.

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                    For context, the America lost about 55,000 soldiers in the Vietnam War, which lasted about 10-12 years. Russian has already lost at least 600,000 in a couple of years.

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                      Reminds of of that scene in tiberian sun when NOD installs the new AI

                      EVA: "Casualties rates unacceptable, this course of action -"

                      Anton: "stop, Activate the reprogramming"

                      EVA:"Casualty rates well within acceptable parameters"

                      I get the feeling they take ww2 loses before they even notice.

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                      • M [email protected]

                        The amount of money they get for signing on is so staggeringly huge, it is one of the drivers of the high inflation they are having.

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                        Which means the money they get is less and less valuable the more people sign up.

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                        • T [email protected]

                          Then don't sign up. 🤷 Article says they are being given incentives to sign up.

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                          I was under the impression that many were outright forced to fight, as opposed to signing up.

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                            It alludes to the staggering number in the title and in the abstract but does not give the number which means it's clickbait.

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                            • T [email protected]

                              Then don't sign up. 🤷 Article says they are being given incentives to sign up.

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                              This spring marks the highest rate of military conscription that Russia has seen in 14 years. In late March, Russian President Vladimir Putin issued a decree ordering 160,000 men aged 18 to 30 to be called up.

                              According to Ukraine's Eastern Human Rights Group (EHRG), at least 300 people from the occupied territories were conscripted into the Russian army in fall 2024

                              "After their training, many conscripts are sent to the front upon signing a contract with the Russian army," Lysianskyi says. This decision is sometimes voluntary, but often made under duress due to a lack of alternatives, he adds.

                              https://www.dw.com/en/how-russia-recruits-troops-in-occupied-ukrainian-territories/a-72289013

                              Russian authorities continue to conscript Ukrainian civilians in occupied areas or otherwise try to forcibly enlist them, including those in detention, into the Russian military

                              https://www.hrw.org/news/2023/12/20/russia-forces-ukrainians-occupied-areas-military

                              "She explained that it was in a military camp, and that I would be like a caretaker with tasks like cleaning and cooking..."

                              But once in Russia, Samuel was in for a surprise. Instead of cooking utensils and cleaning products, he was given a Kalashnikov – which he accepted very reluctantly.

                              Samuel found himself in uniform without knowing exactly who he was fighting for, or in which unit. "The contracts they made us sign are doctored. We don't have a copy of the document, so we don't get the salary we were supposed to. Apparently, the Russian commander who made us sign gets part of it back, so it's a whole chain."

                              https://www.rfi.fr/en/africa/20250117-african-troops-forced-to-ukraine-frontlines-while-russians-stay-in-camp

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                              • S [email protected]

                                It alludes to the staggering number in the title and in the abstract but does not give the number which means it's clickbait.

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                                The discrepancy tallies with Western analysis of Russia's staggering losses. "They lose somewhere in the ballpark of 35,000 to 45,000 people per month, and perhaps they recruit a little bit north of that number," George Barros, Russia team lead at the Institute for the Study of War (ISW), told the Kyiv Independent earlier this month.

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                                • B [email protected]

                                  For context, the America lost about 55,000 soldiers in the Vietnam War, which lasted about 10-12 years. Russian has already lost at least 600,000 in a couple of years.

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                                  The article does not say that there have been 600k casualties. It says there are 600k fighting in Ukraine.

                                  Where did you get "already lost at least 600,000"?

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                                  • krimson@lemmy.worldK [email protected]

                                    Ukraine playing it smart and understanding how modern warfare is done. Russia only throwing in more and more soldiers.

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                                    Pulling a Napoleon when he went to Russia. Too cocky

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                                    • B [email protected]

                                      For context, the America lost about 55,000 soldiers in the Vietnam War, which lasted about 10-12 years. Russian has already lost at least 600,000 in a couple of years.

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                                      Its says 600,000 dead, wounded or missing in action and also usa wasnt the only one at war with north vietnam, they had help from their puppet south vietnam

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                                      • T [email protected]

                                        Then don't sign up. 🤷 Article says they are being given incentives to sign up.

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                                        If they're lying about the casualty rate then even rational people aren't given the facts to make intelligent decisions.

                                        I'd bet if they were told the truth no amount of incentive would get them to sign up.

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                                          I was under the impression that many were outright forced to fight, as opposed to signing up.

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                                          Nope, by law Russia cannot use conscripts outside their own borders. All of them signed a contract to be there.

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