Israeli assessments of Ukrainian war casualties also don't quite rhyme with what Pentagon has been spewing out , but that is understandable would not bode well with support for the war, foolks seeing that they are basically cheering for the Ukrainian equivalent fo a human wave , trying to drain Russians of ammo by throwing meat at it while lining the pockets fo global oligarchic cabal with billions in taxpayer money. And its the same folks that gave out assessment Kabul will not fall for at least 6 months months literally days before the fall.
Even though Russian casualties are more than the whole of Afghan war , its a very lopsided fight for Ukraine , millions of artillery shells and extremely limited medical care for the wounded extract huge toll on Ukrainians. Of course as long as billions keep pouring in they will continue to press more bodies into the meatgrinder its great for business.
State as of January 2023
Russian losses in the field ,with 418 thousand soldiers and a growing number of Wagner mercenaries :
18,480 KIA
44,500 WIA
323 POW
The casualties of Ukraine, which fields 734 thousand soldiers (plus 100 thousand reserve soldiers) are as follows:
157,000 KIA (of these cca 34.000 officially declared MIA)
234,000 WIA
17,230 POW
7,800 KIA foreign fighters
Well new laws to get body bags filled
Critics say new legislation that punishes deserters and rule-breakers more harshly contravenes human rights and demotivates military personnel.
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