Afaik, it’s 315k casualties, not deaths, which basically means “unable to serve”. This includes dead, injured, captured, deserted etc. Also keep in mind that this is an Ukrainian estimate which might be inflated.
basically means “unable to serve”. This includes dead, injured, captured, deserted etc.
Ah, I didn’t know that. I now envision it sometimes going like:
“Poor Steve, a casualty of war.”
“What do you mean, he snuck back home and is watching TV in his mom’s basement!”Yeah, you’re right it is killed and wounded. But, these are US intelligence numbers.
The US has no reason to not tell the truth… wait
351k according to today’s numbers, crossed 350 two days ago.
The ratio is almost always 3:1 in all cases. And I think the US has corroborated Ukrainian numbers very closely in the past, so it’s probably a fair guess that 100k Russians have died.
3:1 of 315k is 80k deaths
I thought in Ukraine it was closer to 2:1 due to poor Russian medical training and supplies.
Let’s be real, if you’re in power in Russia do you want a lot of wounded returning home from this war? Every soldier returning from the front is a potential threat to your narrative.
Expensive too.
Is that always how casualty is defined??? I had no idea
I remember being surprised when I learned that casualty does not necessarily mean fatality. I think it’s a common misunderstanding.
Yes, I recommend checking the Wikipedia article: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Casualty_(person)
TIL. Thanks for the power up!
