No one knows for certain but it’s believed Russia has lost roughly 200,000 soldiers so far. They still have roughly 1.2 to 1.5 million active & reserve soldiers left, and a couple million more active age men they can just pull up through conscription.
Same. If Russia is using its own convicted prisoners as fodder, I can easily see them swinging a deal to pull prisoners from other countries to fight for them. To die for them.
OMG. The tragedy of giving your life over a war based on one corrupt man order with propaganda or force. I’m very very concerned about my own son in the military under this administration. What will be asked of him?
If this adminstration decides to start a war you need to send your son to Canada. That's all there is to it. If he wants to fight, he can fight with us.
If modern "kings" had to lead troops into actual battle as they did in the days of old, there would be no more war with the cowardly authoritarians of today, such as Putin and Trump. Instead they're happy to sacrifice their "subjects" while they project themselves as strong men.
"No matter where; of comfort no man speak:
Let’s talk of graves, of worms, and epitaphs;
Make dust our paper and with rainy eyes
Write sorrow on the bosom of the earth,
Let’s choose executors and talk of wills:
And yet not so, for what can we bequeath
Save our deposed bodies to the ground?"
Oh yeah. And I fucking love the fact that they are throwing their people at defensive lines in stupidity. Their "war of attrition" by throwing personnel at the front is culling their own people, which is good for the rest of the world.
The serial philandering, lying, raping, racist, 34X convicted, pussy grabbing, draft dodging, tax cheating, document stealing, porn star banging, orange maggoty, illiterate, Russian asset is going to pout like mad if his parade isn't bigger.
Russia has suffered so much loss. WW2. Then I recall in the 80tys reading about people freezing to death soldiers not being paid and having to eat dog food because the country was in such a struggle. And now this. To much hardships and which a government that doesn't all a freedom.
Why do people find it easier to hate the People of a nation rather than the klepto oligarchy that lie to the Nations People tricking them into self destructive suicidal murderous atrocities? We need Unity among people to defeat the Pathological Klepto Oligarchy. First rule: Know your enemies...
The filthy swine” are those who are in power but also, the significant number of those citizens who still support the violation of sovereign territory and indiscriminate killing of non-combatant civilians and innocent children. Yes - I do hope they shed a lot of blood for their humanitarian crimes!
Better than yourself.
But if you are blind to who you are how will you know your enemies.
Second rule: Watch don't listen & don't react. Respond only when is necessary.
Third rule: Never become your enemy, despite pain.
Yes I know pain, torture, & the face of death, "from childhood's early hour"
Indeed, the choice is ours. Let's choose wisdom, love, and kindness. Let's stand with God and spread positivity and goodness. The devil may try to tempt, but our faith and values will guide us. Good will always prevail over evil. Let's make the right choice!
How can Russian Mother's reconcile losing their sons to an unjust invasion, with no glory or liberty, only shame and aiding a monstrous dictator. How can they allow their children to be slaughtered?
A great interview on NPR with a young (18-19 year old) Ukrainian boy who escaped the Russians, to Ukraine, but was not able to convince his parents in Russian controlled Ukraine that Putin was wrong.
Based on these figures, approximately 4,500 Russian soldiers are killed or wounded every three days. It’s important to note that these numbers include both fatalities and injuries, and exact figures may vary depending on the source and reporting methods. -Wiki
Russia has taken a lot of casualties. @200,000 in a diminishing population of 144M. We rioted during the Vietnam War over 58,000 dead in a population of 209M. No protests allowed in a totalitarian society though. 🤷🏻♂️
I don't think it's "nuts" to want to see reparations for the harms done to Ukrainians. But history shows that reparations can only be exacted from fully defeated enemies who've fallen apart so badly that they're unable to pay reparations.
Unless Russia collapses utterly, Ukraine has to compromise ☹️
It's a myth that Russia has an "inexhaustible" supply of soldiers. Why else would N. Koreans, Chinese and other ex-pats be involved? The most under-reported story of this war is the vulnerable state of the Russian side, in terms of skilled soldiering, mechanized capabilities and tactical weaknesses.
Which pales in comparison to the number of Americans trump killed in his first term, and how many more are going to die as a direct result of his re-election to a 2nd.
If you've wondered how many people Musk will eventually kill by his gov't sanctioned actions via DOGE, per The Guardian:
"An estimated 25 million people could die in the next 15 years thanks to Doge. Such carnage only makes sense if you don’t consider those lives worth living."
Their inability to ultimately win this conflict is badly underappreciated. Russia's strategic position will inevitably worse after this blunder than it was before it; and Ukrainian nationality and independence supercharged by Putin's foolish war.
Rarely if ever hear or see these numbers and accounting of the Russian losses. Been wondering why for some time now. Would've thought the Biden administration would have been using them to help fuel continued financial support.
It's mostly migrants tricked into fighting that die on the front lines. The numbers are hard to calculate because these folks are undocumented cannon fodder. There is no one to separate their bodies from the debris, no one to count or let their loved ones know they have died
Putin is being his ass handed to him by the Ukraines. His perceived "walk in the park" against Ukraine - has transformed into "walk in hell" for him & his miserable military.
I remember when there was hand wringing over the casualties in the Iraq war. There was a website that kept track and I would visit it often to see how many and how they were killed. When it approached 5,000 everybody was freaked out, Russia loses that in about 4 days. So many civilians killed too
It's true that many soldiers choose to fight, but many are conscripted. There was news footage of men getting dragged off the streets, and many left the country if they could.
A lot of them had no medals either, probably indicating that they are fresh people ready to be sent to the front soon. Also, a lot of the troops on the parade werent even Russian. Maybe they were invited to boost the numbers as none of them were nations that fought nazis.
Its meant to celebrate the victory over nazi Germany. Why invite nations that didnt take part? I get it though, these parades are political statements to try and show who his friends and allies are. Also hides lack of Russian troops.
Point celebrate Democratic Victory over Fascist Nazis. The United States of America best Nazis with help from the Russian People, not Kleptocracy Putin
lol, the soviets were not democratic in any way. Stalin was just as ruthless as Hitler. Now Russia is trying to whitewash Stalin and bring him back as some sort of hero.
This show of “power”….is what Putin Puppet Trump idolizes & the GOP Traitors & Billionaires are just fine helping him to replicate. What a band of evil megalomaniacs.
I can't figure out how that country can keep up with new recruits to fill the openings. And where are the families who are losing so many husbands, brothers etc.? We see nothing of them. As if this entire loss of life is okay with them. And I get that news is suppressed but still...
This (plus tanks and missiles, etc.) is what the Orange Turd is envisioning for his unwarranted and unaffordable parade, including a gargantuan picture of himself.
2,000 - 3,000. Every 3 days. Almost 1,000 per day. Since the war started over 3 years ago, that’s roughly 1,000,000, although likely more killed and injured considering Russia understates the true numbers.
The Center for Strategic & International Studies found more Russian soldiers died the 1st year in Ukraine than all its other wars since WWII. The 1st year of the Ukraine war was 25 times deadlier than Chechnya and 35 times more than Afghanistan.
We are now in third year of the Ukrainian war. 🇺🇦 ❤️
This is nonsense. Over 250,000 men have joined the russian army voluntarily since it's full scale invasion. They all made a choice to go and murder Ukrainians. The whole country is a hate filled death cult.
Ah, fun fact about conscription: project 2025 includes plans to make every US student in a publicly funded school (no minimum funding amount) take the ASVAB test. Conscription, but targeted. Our young will be at the mercy of his imperialist ambitions.
They will be proud and honored to sacrifice their young for the fuhrer. We have data to back this up ffs. You are acting like they are reasonable people with integrity. This is our first and possibly worst mistake.
Trump would love a dictatorship where the wealthy would benefit, not the poor and working class. Trump would love a one-party state devoted to him with no term limit for the president.
Because of the danger they cause the world, sometimes it can be easy to forget that the country most throughly destroyed by the authoritarian is usually his own.
Right? How many innocent people has Trump killed or wounded just from closing down USAID, not to mention the suffering caused by his many other reckless acts?
The idea that young people, historically mostly men, volunteer to kill each other for a “country” (when neither their country nor an allied one was attacked) should be bizarre to anyone in the 21st C. It is barbaric and stupid.
I so wish that the Russians had free access to accurate information so that they could hear/read/see this stark visual of what their "leader" is doing to their fellow Russians.
And America will see the exact same sight on June 14. Block the parade route, obstruct, fight, or get ready for your lives to look like that of Russians for decades to come.
He’s killed more of his soldiers , many from other countries, than any leader on the planet. I can’t believe Russia hasn’t run out people yet. He’s a the most prolific mass murderer in since I believe WWI
Its because Russia is using people from anywhere they can get them to avoid mobilising Russians and risking public outrage. There are Africans, Indians, Chinese, Cubans, etc, often tricked into fighting for Russia, as well as Russian convicts.
Kim Jong Legohead would be loving that. He now has some soldiers with a bit of combat experience. I suspect the dead and injured ones will be seen as suckers and losers and forgotten.
‘the most prolific mass murderer’ so you are not counting the millions Bush killed? or for that matter, the millions killed by the USA during the same time span as he’s been in power?
Well, you’re not wrong that all war creates mass murder, but, this wasn’t a war in the literal sense. Putin decided that he wanted Crimea and Ukraine BACK after it became separate from Russia. That’s not a war. It’s a megalomaniac deciding he wants something so he attacked them. He’s a war criminal
Is it reasonable to say Ukraine is Russia’s Vietnam concerning what’s happening on the ground being drastically different from what Russian citizens are told?
Biden/Trump never gave Ukraine enough for victory; only enough to stay afloat. In contrast, the U.S. GIVES Netanyahu, a war criminal, unlimited billions.
Why?
ARPAC lobbyists own both parties.
Citizens United was the beginning of the end of our Republic. Neither side is against unlimited 💰.
Yup. Imagine what COULD have been avoided if Biden had given Zelensky the air power he needed in the beginning. We all knew Trump was in bed with Putin so we wasn't going to help, but if Biden had done what needed done at the start, this mess we have now would have long been over.
There's a sad element to this. As much as I'd like to see every Russian that steps on Ukraine soil, hell bent on attacking them, to be removed from this life, they're also under orders.
Putin is pushing his own people into a buzz saw. The blood is on his hands. And his face. And his suit..
They went through the greatest intentional culling of humans in history, under Stalin. Putin’s numbers are low by historical standard. Puny little wannabe selfethnocidal ,bare -chested spy-boy
By this point, the majority of the Russians fighting in Ukraine joined after the invasion, knowing they were going to fight in Ukraine. They’re not conscripts, but mercenaries. The faster they become “good Russians,” the sooner the war ends.
Yeah, mercenaries are in it for the money. They don't care who they fight as long as they're getting paid.
Still, they're also being sent into a buzzsaw. We can be less sad for their losses I guess, but Putin is still the cause and is still responsible for their deaths for hiring and sending them.
The fact remains that Russians still have a choice just like their ancestors did in 1917. When enough soldiers have had enough, they can turn their backs on the war, disobey orders, kill officers, and then take more men into the mutiny that ends up crushing the government.
I wish I had that answer. What I can tell you is, a Ukraine refugee had said, "There are no good Russians", but if you judge an entire Nation of people by its worst people, there are no good people of any Nation.
Putin has just put in a draft.Prior to this were Chechnyian mercernaries, hoping for relief from RU oppression; and, Kim’s North Korean soldiers rented by Putin. The Russians don’t want a war;okay with it only if they are not conscripted. Putin has to have a peace deal. He doesn’t have RU troops.
Sadly, the NKVD/KGB/FSB has been removing rebellious genes from the Russian population for a century. It’s notable that the closest to a rebellion was when they thought a more brutal czar might stand a chance of defeating the current czar - Progozhin.
While the Nazis were a weird case, history in the US saw all kinds of protests against the Vietnam War and, to a lesser extent, against the Iraq War with protests at home, rejection of conscription/draft, desertions, and fleeing (mostly to Canada).
So why were these soldiers not sent to the frontlines? Are these soldiers and equipment exclusively for parades only? Why import from North Korea or grab teens off the streets?
It's not Russians that die in the Russian army. They have predatory recruiting practices that trick men from poor nations and regions. They think they are getting a job in construction and are flown directly to the front lines
I posted some articles up above. Faulty weapons, little ammo, little food, not handed weapons until on the battlefield, little to no training, tortured, killed for minor infractions, and told their families will be hunted down
None of us knows what we would truly do in these situations.
It started in 1619. Our original sin. In my view it’s CRT. But don’t tell Pam Bondi or Stephen Miller I posted that. They will send SWAT and ICE and it’s off to CECOT. On the other hand maybe I’ll get free insulin and universal healthcare out of the deal.
I ask myself that all the time. How did we get here? How did we go from a booming economy that was the envy of the world and a democracy to…this mess? I don’t understand it at all.
this is sick fuck shit, and explains why the dollar tree hitler wants one. Our GOV sucks ass for just standing by while citizens are paralyzed with fear and their president is a fucking wrecking ball.
How does Russia even have any armed forces left at this point? Nearly a million losses... if that were the U.S., it would account for almost 3/4 of ALL active duty service members. And we have a bigger military than Russia...
A nation full of poor and desperate people, men, who are willing to sign a contract simple to feed their family. Tricked, fooled, sent to the front as fodder to die. It's what the RusPublicans want for America.
Poor Russia. Stalin killed millions. Putin is trying to break the mass murderer’s record. So sad. The Russian people simply cannot throw off their chains!
Ah,yes.
And once again… What if they gave a war and nobody came?
How stupid is war? (Especially this war)
“There never was a good war or a bad peace.” Ben Franklin
Putin experts write that he believes conquering Ukraine is his right bc it is Russian. It will define his historical legacy on scale with Peter the Great. He is determined to do it. All peace negotiations are futile. Why tf don't politicians listen to experts?
Of course it is!
The entire world should be up in arms against them! And the USA, should be leading everyone! But thanks to the Republican Party, we are no longer the United States!
We are the Divided States! Divided into two factions: The
Good (anti-Republican) vs The Bad (Republicans)! END TRUMP!
And for what? The ego of a madman? Maybe trump can give them refuge like he did the South African white people. As long as you are not black or brown, one can come to America.
America doesn't have a monopoly on culture wars or nationalism. Both Russia and America are, at least temporarily, saddled with leaders who are ONLY interested in permanent political control. For Putin it's a matter of survival. Trump hasn't gone quite that far. But give him time........
Pretty close. If you average it over time to a per day number. If not 1 day every 2 or 3. Russia is getting mauled. It's a corrupt country with crap equipment and rubbish war doctrine counting on waves of meat to overwhelm defenses.
Ike was a thousand times the man moron Trump is. How can those who voted for him sleep at night. I would never have believed that so many of our countrymen and women are fascist morons who hate our democracy. A flood of ignorant traitors!
Outstanding! I don’t get why the Ukrainians want a cease-fire or talks. They must know it’s just a Putin trick. Keep bleeding them white. Attacking forces often suffer, disproportionate casualties.🇺🇸🇨🇦🇺🇦🇫🇷
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Yes, that's one million lives lost after three years - for NOTHING,
but one man's ego.
It's dissenting Russians and impoverished third world immigrants that are being used on the front
A never ending supply
Let’s talk of graves, of worms, and epitaphs;
Make dust our paper and with rainy eyes
Write sorrow on the bosom of the earth,
Let’s choose executors and talk of wills:
And yet not so, for what can we bequeath
Save our deposed bodies to the ground?"
Richard II
Cannon fodder
To all dictators
But if you are blind to who you are how will you know your enemies.
Second rule: Watch don't listen & don't react. Respond only when is necessary.
Third rule: Never become your enemy, despite pain.
Yes I know pain, torture, & the face of death, "from childhood's early hour"
All for Putin’s maniacal egomania
Unless Russia collapses utterly, Ukraine has to compromise ☹️
With the support of China, Russia seems to be weathering all the sanctions just fine. There's not much more sanctions that could be levied there.
Under Trump, US commitment to continuing sanctions is dubious at best, anyway... especially after he's isolated the US diplomatically.
#SlavaUkraini 🌻✌🏼🇺🇦
"An estimated 25 million people could die in the next 15 years thanks to Doge. Such carnage only makes sense if you don’t consider those lives worth living."
RFK's toll: ???
https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2024/10/01/russias-autumn-conscription-how-many-of-the-133000-draftees-will-end-up-in-ukraine
We are now in third year of the Ukrainian war. 🇺🇦 ❤️
https://images.app.goo.gl/x6eyVn45LQ7dLJRw9
Trump is... a selfish sociopath with PT Barnum skills.
The idea that young people, historically mostly men, volunteer to kill each other for a “country” (when neither their country nor an allied one was attacked) should be bizarre to anyone in the 21st C. It is barbaric and stupid.
Like, it’s a cultural norm to watch your boy incinerated in a tank with other Russian sons
At this point, the Russkies can’t just claim “authoritarian oppression” ‘cos it seems like a choice
Putler murders anyone he considers a traitor.
Often in a sophisticated way
Russia Parade
countries.
Why?
ARPAC lobbyists own both parties.
Citizens United was the beginning of the end of our Republic. Neither side is against unlimited 💰.
Putin is pushing his own people into a buzz saw. The blood is on his hands. And his face. And his suit..
Still, they're also being sent into a buzzsaw. We can be less sad for their losses I guess, but Putin is still the cause and is still responsible for their deaths for hiring and sending them.
Where are those people?
Russians did not do enough of those.
https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2024/10/01/russias-autumn-conscription-how-many-of-the-133000-draftees-will-end-up-in-ukraine
Obviously, some later volunteer to do so, whether from greed, pressure, or a misplaced sense of patriotism.
None of us knows what we would truly do in these situations.
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c5yg4z6v600o#:~:text=So%20far%2C%20we%20have%20identified%20the%20names%20of%20106%2C745%20Russian%20soldiers%20killed%20during%20the%20full%2Dscale%20invasion%20of%20Ukraine.
Putin will regroup.
I want Putin out of Ukraine, now.
A ceasefire, as tempting as it is, is not worth the cost.
There is a war because Putin is trying to impose his will on Ukraine with "whatever it takes deadly force".
And Ukraine is defending against that.
A ceasefire is just a "stop the clock at the front" period.
How on earth did it come to this?
And once again… What if they gave a war and nobody came?
How stupid is war? (Especially this war)
“There never was a good war or a bad peace.” Ben Franklin
Slava Ukraini 🌻🇺🇦
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/jun/10/putin-compares-himself-to-peter-the-great-in-quest-to-take-back-russian-lands?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other
The entire world should be up in arms against them! And the USA, should be leading everyone! But thanks to the Republican Party, we are no longer the United States!
We are the Divided States! Divided into two factions: The
Good (anti-Republican) vs The Bad (Republicans)! END TRUMP!
Trump lies about the human loses and claimed the Russian losses were Ukraine’s.
Putin is evil - and he is attacking the US and NATO with Musk, Thiel, Vance, Trump et. al. as his agents
not the amount!
I don't want any part of this!
I will work hard to stop this coming here!
(Yes, the Republican Party of the 50s had a boatload of issues, but that particular platform statement would be a massive improvement on today’s)