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Im pretty sure the 1.2m number just measures casualties, not corpses.

If someone trips and breaks an ankle, that’s a casualty just as much as when someone tries to headbutt an FPV drone.

Only one of those is unrecoverable though.

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can_you_change_your_username@fedia.io ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

These totals include both those killed and severely wounded who will never return to combat—hence the classification as “irrecoverable losses.” Sources within Ukraine’s General Staff told UNITED24 Media that the proportion of killed Russian soldiers is rising each year. Early in the war, more troops were wounded than killed. That trend has now reversed.

From the article. It doesn't count sprained ankles but does count things like foot blown off.

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favoredponcho@lemmy.zip ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago
Probably on average though, in includes injuries that can’t be recovered from.

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velindora@lemmy.cafe ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago
Hey, I’ve been hit by my own drone and I survived. It didn’t have a bomb though. 🙃

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