Ukraine recaptured 201 square kilometres (78 square miles) from Russia between Wednesday and Sunday last week, taking advantage of a Starlink shutdown for Russian forces, according to an AFP analysis of data from the Institute for the Study of War (ISW).
The recaptured area is almost equivalent to the Russian gains for the entire month of December and is the most land retaken by Kyiv’s forces in such a short period since a June 2023 counter-offensive.
Not trying to distract from your argument, but where are you getting that 325K number? Even on the low estimates, the current 2022 war has at least 400K and potentially well over a million in Russian losses according to the (~800 reference) Wiki Article. Most things I’ve seen estimate around 1.1-1.2M realistically in losses.
Was this just losses for the portion Ukraine just took back? If so, that seems high?
The 1.2 million number is casualties, including wounded. I just read an article that claimed to have a report of the most recent, most accurate numbers. Unfortunately, I can’t find that article right now.
For context, Vietnam cost America 58,000 deaths, and 150,000 to 300,000 injuries, depending on definitions. In any case, after all those years in Vietnam, America’s price was a fraction of the cost that the Russians are paying in Ukraine.
Fair enough on the casualties vs. deaths. I agree with your message that it’s much more of a meat grinder especially how quickly those losses have added up compared to Vietnam.
That’s what I’m saying. I remember how freaked out people were about Vietnam, when I was a kid. Russian families have got to be out of their minds. Every day, people probably go to work to hear about how a co-worker’s son or husband has been killed or injured.
There’s got to be a lot going on over there that we’re not hearing about. I highly doubt those people are taking this quietly.