Perhaps the most important lesson for Putin is the realization that he cannot rely on the military’s assessments of its readiness, forcing him to take a more direct role in overseeing strategic operations. Ultimately, the combination of strategic lessons and a battle-hardened force will make Russia more lethal on future battlefields.
    • IHave69XiBucks@lemmygrad.ml
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      2 months ago

      How reliable are these numbers tho. Hasnt the US and Ukraine been claiming massive Russian losses that made no sense the whole war?

      • multitotal@lemmygrad.ml
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        2 months ago

        I think that's just leftover from before. This is the minusrus.com website. It's the same numbers as that other orange and black infographic. All of these numbers come from the same source: UA MoD.

        • freagle@lemmygrad.ml
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          2 months ago

          https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Casualties_of_the_Russo-Ukrainian_War#Total_casualties

          It's wild how wide the estimate spread is. From 200k to this absurd 650k.

          I guess we'll just have to watch the battlefield to get a better sense of the reality.