A whole lot of them were not Russians. Lots of foreign fighters and conscripts from taken territory.
I don’t think the Russians include those dead in official numbers.
Comment on Russia Has Lost 1.2 Million Troops in Ukraine—More Than Its Entire Pre-War Army
MushuChupacabra@lemmy.world 19 hours ago
Losing 1.2 million troops…
That is a lot of dead Russians.
Surely, they must have lots to show for that level of sacrifice.
worhui@lemmy.world 17 hours ago
Prove_your_argument@piefed.social 17 hours ago
Don’t forget all the latin americans, africans, middle easterners and asians. Over a hundred countries’ nationals have fought on the russian side of the war. The reasons are all over the place.
MushuChupacabra@lemmy.world 17 hours ago
Deceit. Whatever reason or job opportunity they thought they were signing up for, was just the pretense for the Russians to press them into service.
Prove_your_argument@piefed.social 17 hours ago
It gets even worse than that man.