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[–] 116 points 2 years ago

oh man, i wonder how many just dont know

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  • [–] 75 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    Sorry ladies, they are a little busy growing sunflowers right now.

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  • [–] 60 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    I don’t think they’re coming home even if (and most likely) dead

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  • [–] 54 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (4 children)

    Isn’t it like 350k deployed and 315k dead? Those are insane numbers.

    Edit: 315k killed and wounded… not sure of the ratio

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  • [–] 52 points 2 years ago* (5 children)

    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.

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  • [–] 16 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    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.

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  • [–] 8 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    I thought in Ukraine it was closer to 2:1 due to poor Russian medical training and supplies.

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  • [–] 4 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    Is that always how casualty is defined??? I had no idea

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  • [–] 3 points 2 years ago*

    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!"

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  • [–] 16 points 2 years ago (4 children)

    I can't believe we had a Cold War with those guys.

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  • [–] 32 points 2 years ago

    Their stockpiles and equipment were neglected over years. They once held a significant strength in their military. But it was systemic corruption that eroded their status as a military superpower. That's clearly a myth at this point, no doubt..

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  • [–] 17 points 2 years ago (1 child)
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  • [–] 5 points 2 years ago

    The Soviet Union included a dozen nations not held by Russia today (one of whom was Ukraine), and Russia has suffered rampant corruption and neglect since the fall of the union 30 years ago

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  • [+] 52 points 2 years ago* (last edited 11 months ago)
    [–] 29 points 2 years ago

    "But I had a husband!"

    "IS CAT NOW!"

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  • [–] 27 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    Good luck with that. They’re not coming back.

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  • [–] 24 points 2 years ago* (1 child)

    This is what happened during their Afghanistan. The women started protesting.

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  • [–] 16 points 2 years ago* (1 child)

    Yep and to try and prevent that this time they drew disproportionate numbers from the arse end of nowhere. Hopefully we hit some kind of tipping point soon.

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  • [–] 22 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    As far as I know it's not that they have just now started demanding this, it's that now their demands have been blatantly and openly ignored and handwaved away. The frustration is really high already.

    I heard some people believe this to be a tipping point but I am afraid to believe that this will affect anything

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  • [–] 14 points 2 years ago

    Even if they came back, they’ll never be the same

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  • [–] 14 points 2 years ago

    I'm pretty sure Putin doesn't have the power to bring back the dead, but wishful thinking tho Russian women.

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  • [–] 12 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    No husband! Only Khlav Khlash!

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  • [–] 5 points 2 years ago

    Good luck with that. Not something Putin wants.

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  • [–] 1 point 2 years ago

    Very sad. Poor oppressed Russian woman cries

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