Comment on Russia Has Lost 1.2 Million Troops in Ukraine—More Than Its Entire Pre-War Army
worhui@lemmy.world 2 weeks agoA 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.
DragonTypeWyvern@midwest.social 2 weeks ago
America did something similar in Iraq and Afghanistan. They had to report troop losses to Congress but what they didn’t have to do is report dead mercenaries, so guess who did all the convey guarding through red zones?