• Womble@lemmy.world
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    4 months ago

    The BBC number cited in that article is for 100k deaths not casualties, which for 4:1 injured to killed ratio would tally with the Ukrainian number.

    • Hubi@feddit.orgOP
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      4 months ago

      And a recent report identified 60.000 Russian soldiers that had been killed. If the number of identifiable bodies alone is that high, the Ukrainian numbers are most likely credible.

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      4 months ago

      Remember as well that modern small arms rounds are built to inflict serious injury if they don’t kill you outright - it takes more personnel to evac and care for a wounded soldier (unless you’re doing what Russia is ALLEGEDLY doing and just killing soldiers too injured to fight).

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        4 months ago

        Russia is sending injured soldiers to fight. As evidenced by the appeal videos asking to prevent the practice.