I still think we will hit 1 million before the war ends. God it's so sad that this is how I slightly keep up with the war, slight number increases, dehumanizing even occupiers into digits. What an awful thing this pointless war

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

The Russian replacement number (i.e. number of people who become eligible each year for military service) is at 1.2 million a year. So they are losing a bit less than a third of replacement per year. They do have some staying power but let's hope Putin is forced to withdraw soon.

It looks simple in numbers but each one is a person that died, that could have made the world a bit better rather than being thrown at a country that is just trying to defend itself. Not to mention the Ukrainian losses. What a tragedy to have to defend yourself for years and be in a constant state of uncertainty. Lose lives, friends family and loved ones...

What a sad waste this whole thing is.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 weeks ago

1670 losses in a day are 600k over a year. Also losses are increasing. At the same time Russia has a huge population, so sending millions to die is possible.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 weeks ago

This is going to be controversial but there were slight benefits that have been gained by Russia by this war, they basically identified all the areas in the military that were corrupt and lazy, remember in the beginning how unprepared the Russian forces were, they have basically fully transitioned into full war manufacturing, they now have the most experience fighting force in the latest modern war next to Ukraine. They also have basically almost empty prisons, almost every poor desperate persons would have taken the huge pay day and maybe also ended up dead, so a lot of societal "undesirables" were eliminated. Also basically any opponents of Putin could be eliminated by basically blaming Ukraine or blaming the individual for being a secret Ukrainian supporter or against the state