Russia cannot afford to lose soldiers like this. Perhaps in the short term, but Russia already faces a catastrophic demographic situation, with an extreme shortage of men. The war has only made this situation much, much worse.
A lot of the men they've recruited/mobilised are elderly, prisoners, foreign mercenaries, or general hinterland riff-raff (alcoholics, drug addicts, etc). They've hired with the rationale of not getting their best men killed. Ukraine also doesn't conscript young men either
@Flipmole123 Yes, they are closing prisons because they’ve been emptied out. However, there are still plenty of young, ordinary Russians-especially those who are poor or live in the east-being sent to Ukraine. Many have fled Russia, afraid of being drafted. Russia cannot afford to lose any men. Even drunks, drug addicts, and criminals can father children. Dead men cannot.
@@Flipmole123 kanonenfutter much. on the riff-raff being press-ganged: check the list of heating, engineering, transport, and other malfunctions and accidents occurring throughout Muscovia.
Are you kidding? Russia lost 20 million in WW2 and purged 20 million more in peacetime under Stalin. At the current rate (40 million / 750,000 / 3 years = 17.7), Russia can keep going without a problem for at least 17 years and still be left with 100 million surplus population, easily enough to occupy other former Soviet Russia occupied countries.
Yep. Same bots commenting on each comment and replying to each other XD - it's hilarious. I wonder if the people working in those bot factories realise how precarious their position is?
Read mark galleoti’s book “the vory: Russia’s super mafia”, you won’t regret it! It’s also available as an audiobook, including for free on Libby! A super fascinating walk through the evolution of criminality in Russia from the imperial, to the Bolshevik to the Soviet and then the post-Soviet /modern Russia eras, and how the state influenced criminality and criminality influenced the state! I loved every second of it, and after finishing it I feel like I just completed a minor in the sociology of Russia at a major world-class university!
I see the trees but not the forest! I have tremendous respect for Mr Galleoti, however while dancing about issues of what Putin must be thinking he missed the implications for the overall society and Putin's ability to hold power. Nothing happens in a vacuum and however delusional or realistic, as Assad found, even a dictator can't ignore the broader realities forever. How ironic Mr G speaks of the Russians warning Assad to his dismay without linking Putin's own mimic of this. As soon as the pocketbook of average people is emptied there is a price to pay.
Although I resent the invasion of Ukraine and the crimes the Russians are committing, talks about unsustainable losses are going on for a long time. Anybody who can tell when this starts to show? Personally I believe that a collapse of the Russian economy is more likely, seeing the Ruble slide further and further down...Hopefully it will be soon!!
@ hopefully collapse of their economy. That said I am not an expert, but seeing them trying to prevent further collapse. Assumption I make Putin will not survive that. Right now Ruble is below 0.9 dollar, a good start of 2025. Let’s see. Thanks for your response.
Railways understaffed so imported food, butter and potatoes (Jēzus!) and other, not distributed, and cattle slaughtered and crops not picked (labour elsewhere).
@@WestermanT. слово " образование " в этом случае надо понимать как эта территория, была исскуственно образована, такой страны никогда не существовало ! и это образование не оправдало себя как независимое и нейтральное государство, дружественное соседу, благодаря которому оно появилось на карте. так понятно ?
This assessment of Russia may be a bit on the optimistic side. The economy, trade/currency restrictions, inflation, logistics, skilled labor, defections, immigration, sabotage, the crashing Ruble, and more are all reaching tipping points. I'm taking this from other channels that largely focus on these metrics individually. Of course, I am biased in Ukraine's favor: I want them to win as they define it.
In 1975 as a college student I traveled to the USSR on spring break. The Russian state bank was exchanging real silver roubles at one rouble for $1.43 US.Regardless on the other devaluations that have occurred, to think that Putin has driven it down in the last decade to this point and still in power is really quite something.
Mr. Galeotti stated that while the economic problems caused by the war in Ukraine will hurt Russia in the long term, they are unlikely to significantly impact the conflict itself-assuming Russia can continue to fund its recruitment and procurement efforts at current levels. However, there are compelling reasons to believe this may not be sustainable. Russia is heavily reliant on cash from its exports and reserves from the National Wealth Fund, both of which are showing signs of decline. The price of Russian oil has dropped and may continue to fall, even as extraction and export costs rise. Furthermore, the liquid assets in the National Wealth Fund have dwindled to $50 billion and are continuing to decrease. Since Russia cannot easily borrow funds, exhausting these resources will leave the government with difficult choices: reducing war expenditures and scaling back operations or printing money. Either option would ultimately result in a reduction in military capabilities.
Imagine Trump baiting Russia into wasting all their soldiers in a massive land grab attack by saying he will end the war and then not ending the war. 😂
Every now and then one comes across a total gem of a comment that gives one a completely different perspective on something and gets you wondering. This is one of those comments... Bravo! And thankyou.
@@koiguidenishikigoi4972 Are you 14? Stop using emojis to make your point. Nobody takes comments with those serious. China will not do anything to risk losing any amount of business with the US. 350 million consumers with discretionary income says so. China can’t fill that void and their economy can’t take it. They don’t support Russia because of this.
An insightful analysis highlighting Putin's complex strategic challenges. The economic and military pressures seem intricate. What's your perspective on Russia's potential trajectory? Would love to hear nuanced thoughts below.
The west is being naive and the collaboration with the north Koreans could be stepped up at any time. NK can supply labour and guys for the front at almost no cost. The more desperate Putin gets them the more they will be involved. Increasing support for Ukraine now makes this transition more problematic.
Sad for the North Korean cannon fodder but no cause for alarm in Ukraine. Anyway, what is Putin going to bribe Kim with? And what happens when Kim decides he's had enough of Putin's begging and instead launches an offensive against the mortally weakened Moscow and its ineffectual leader?
@@-NiEr People like that don't have friends. They wouldn't trust each other any more than any sane person would trust either of them. China released it's Qing dynasty map in 2023, it includes Russian territory. I'd expect that while all eyes are on Taiwan it's just a matter of time before Xi thinks Putin is weak enough to retake the Qing territory.
"Ukraine is losing the battle on the ground. Many of its soldiers are tired and exhausted after three years of fighting. The question - can the country endure another year of war?"...BBC yesterday. If Trump gives up on Ukraine, the war is over. We need the truth and the reality please.
@@bobohare4825It is a reference to the Delian League and the fact Western countries are the dominant members of the current league. The Leagues mandate is to police commerce though it is also used to expand commerce routes as well as to enrich certain parties. I did come up with the concept in part as a response to the accusation the USA is an empire.
@@kerwinbrown4180You can sonspiracy-fantasise as long as you like, but the Delian League was a formal organisationwith dues, duties and a constitution and not just a label someone with poor knowledge of as as Herr Putin to throw around in the hope of fooling the gullible.
You know how you could tell who was going to win this thing right away? One side could explain themselves and the other can not. And times radio is a perfect example of the can not.
@uniformmike05 because after 3 years, Russia is still winning. Kursk has collapsed, and he comes up with nonsense about North Korean waves and the Russians losing 2000 men per day, yet all you see from Ukraine are clips of drones murdering isolated men.
Russia population is 140 million population and Ukraine is 40 million population. Who can recruit more soldiers and win the war on ground Russia .Russia can recruit more rhen Ukraine Russia has numbers advantage over Ukraine
Even if Russia could recruit as high ratio of Ukraine, which they can't without another forced mobilization which Putin fears could cause the next coup attempt, Ukraine needs a 3.5K/D ratio which they have.
Russia has a steady stream of recruitment attracted by salaries, pensions and benefits, where as Ukraine has forced recruitment and a very serious desertion issue (500 men per day going AWOL)
@@Jimmy-ye3wg Russian signup bonuses of $30,000 are no longer enough to keep up recruitment, and the desperate hiring of North Koreans led to many friendly fire incidents. Those signup bonuses also contribute to inflation and the collapse of the Russian economy.
@@PianoGamer64 как на украине мобилищуют мужчин ? Правильно ! их вылавливают и насильно тащат погибать , а вы тут пищите какую то ерунду. Границы для мужчин закрыли, что бы те не сбежали, скоро будут вылавливать 18 летних.
Marc is making inappropriate conclusions from inaccurate information. Russia isn't losing lots of men every day, Ukraine is. Russia is being very careful to preserve its manpower while Ukraine is doing the exact opposite. He can say "the Ukrainian MOD says that Russia is losing 1500 a day" but analysing the way they are fighting this conflict it's obvious that is nonsense to anybody let alone a military expert.
Do you not see the videos? Russians predictably driving into minefields,and then being slaughtered by drones and artillery? Russian officers executing their men when they refused suicidal orders to attack towards Kherson?
Ukraine is far more impacted from troops losses going into 2025, with chronic desertion rates a major issue for Ukrainian manpower over the last 6 months.
So Russia hasn’t stopped recruiting since the 3 day SMO started but somehow has about 800k less troops then when it started. What happened to them, they get lost and wander off
143.8 million Putin could have a huge army well equipped, even if his army was 2 million its a small chunk of the population. and if it was well maintained it would be a good for the country.
They will lose everything if Russia takes over for ever, that is why Russia is sustaining heavy losses for every kilometre, Ukraine will not exist if they give up, Russia is expediting it's demise by continuing the war!?!
When I go to Mediazona/BBC, I see the Russian losses they have registered over the whole operation, they say 84,761 death (probably somewhere 100K-150K). The Ukrainian losses are at least 5 times larger.
@JFJ12 Credible estimates of Russian KIA are ~175k by now. BBC/Mediazona’s numbers are confirmed KIA through probate courts, obituaries etc. Credible estimates of Ukrainian KIA are ~1/3 of Russia’s (~75k). What is your source for a much higher Ukrainian number?
God Bless Ukraine !!!
Russia cannot afford to lose soldiers like this. Perhaps in the short term, but Russia already faces a catastrophic demographic situation, with an extreme shortage of men. The war has only made this situation much, much worse.
A lot of the men they've recruited/mobilised are elderly, prisoners, foreign mercenaries, or general hinterland riff-raff (alcoholics, drug addicts, etc).
They've hired with the rationale of not getting their best men killed.
Ukraine also doesn't conscript young men either
@Flipmole123
Yes, they are closing prisons because they’ve been emptied out. However, there are still plenty of young, ordinary Russians-especially those who are poor or live in the east-being sent to Ukraine. Many have fled Russia, afraid of being drafted. Russia cannot afford to lose any men. Even drunks, drug addicts, and criminals can father children. Dead men cannot.
Ukraine 18 year old volunteer Conscript are on the Frontlines.
@@Flipmole123 kanonenfutter much.
on the riff-raff being press-ganged: check the list of heating, engineering, transport, and other malfunctions and accidents occurring throughout Muscovia.
Are you kidding? Russia lost 20 million in WW2 and purged 20 million more in peacetime under Stalin. At the current rate (40 million / 750,000 / 3 years = 17.7), Russia can keep going without a problem for at least 17 years and still be left with 100 million surplus population, easily enough to occupy other former Soviet Russia occupied countries.
Bots hard at work. No holiday for them.
@@bobohare4825 we must all continue to be vigilant.
@@russellspeed1693 shame you guys weren’t sent to the front line since you all know so much.
Why are you praising yourself , you should be more modest as a person
@@WestermanT. that is so so cool )) keep up the good work !!
Yep. Same bots commenting on each comment and replying to each other XD - it's hilarious. I wonder if the people working in those bot factories realise how precarious their position is?
How did I go bankrupt? Two ways, gradually then suddenly.
No one left in Siberia
1:50 They only pay them well for the first week to ten days.
Then they get a well used body bag if they're lucky.
@@russellspeed1693it is, not sure why Russia keep doing it.
@@WestermanT. two silly billies. You are perfect for TR
Thank you for your interesting video
well Russians suffered 400K casualties in 2024 alone. roughtly half of their total 800K casualties. so far in nearly three years of war.
That's nowhere near accurate. Ukraine however has lost 35,000 men in Kursk alone.
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@@Jimmy-ye3wgso everyone else is wrong but you’re right.
@@РафаэльСаркисянц-ъ2т try watching a video about Ukrainian loses instead of Russian.
Thank you Times.
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Read mark galleoti’s book “the vory: Russia’s super mafia”, you won’t regret it! It’s also available as an audiobook, including for free on Libby! A super fascinating walk through the evolution of criminality in Russia from the imperial, to the Bolshevik to the Soviet and then the post-Soviet /modern Russia eras, and how the state influenced criminality and criminality influenced the state! I loved every second of it, and after finishing it I feel like I just completed a minor in the sociology of Russia at a major world-class university!
I see the trees but not the forest! I have tremendous respect for Mr Galleoti, however while dancing about issues of what Putin must be thinking he missed the implications for the overall society and Putin's ability to hold power. Nothing happens in a vacuum and however delusional or realistic, as Assad found, even a dictator can't ignore the broader realities forever. How ironic Mr G speaks of the Russians warning Assad to his dismay without linking Putin's own mimic of this. As soon as the pocketbook of average people is emptied there is a price to pay.
Today the Ruble is 108.77 to 1 dollar. Worthless currency.
это не показатель японская йена дешевле и что ? слово дедолларизация, вам знакомо ?
@@РафаэльСаркисянц-ъ2т we’ve all heard of it, we’ve also heard of all these countries trying and failing repeatedly.
@@adamcottrell6454 how silly
@@russellspeed1693 that’s one way of saying how bad the currency is, I’d call it irresponsible for Russia to keep letting it fail
@@WestermanT.Since when do you care about the Russian economy. 😅
Although I resent the invasion of Ukraine and the crimes the Russians are committing, talks about unsustainable losses are going on for a long time. Anybody who can tell when this starts to show? Personally I believe that a collapse of the Russian economy is more likely, seeing the Ruble slide further and further down...Hopefully it will be soon!!
What will that change tho? I mean it’s a great wish, but will that change the status of the war? I doubt that
putin doesn't care if millions dies and economy crashes. There's no shortage of idiots in russia nor a shortage of windows.
@ hopefully collapse of their economy. That said I am not an expert, but seeing them trying to prevent further collapse. Assumption I make Putin will not survive that. Right now Ruble is below 0.9 dollar, a good start of 2025. Let’s see. Thanks for your response.
Railways understaffed so imported food, butter and potatoes (Jēzus!) and other, not distributed, and cattle slaughtered and crops not picked (labour elsewhere).
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пипец вы и дальше будите это кричать , когда этого образования не будет ?
@@РафаэльСаркисянц-ъ2т Yo, troll. Get in line for some cabbage.
@@РафаэльСаркисянц-ъ2т you continue to comment when it’s clear nobody has ever cared what you think.
@@РафаэльСаркисянц-ъ2тwhat education doesn’t exist ?
@@WestermanT. слово " образование " в этом случае надо понимать как эта территория, была исскуственно образована, такой страны никогда не существовало ! и это образование не оправдало себя как независимое и нейтральное государство, дружественное соседу, благодаря которому оно появилось на карте. так понятно ?
This assessment of Russia may be a bit on the optimistic side. The economy, trade/currency restrictions, inflation, logistics, skilled labor, defections, immigration, sabotage, the crashing Ruble, and more are all reaching tipping points. I'm taking this from other channels that largely focus on these metrics individually. Of course, I am biased in Ukraine's favor: I want them to win as they define it.
In 1975 as a college student I traveled to the USSR on spring break. The Russian state bank was exchanging real silver roubles at one rouble for $1.43 US.Regardless on the other devaluations that have occurred, to think that Putin has driven it down in the last decade to this point and still in power is really quite something.
Thanks for another interesting discussion, two of the best to give in depth and articulate discussion on Ukraine war
Excellent. Michael. Always an expert on Russia.
This is already out of date
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Mr. Galeotti stated that while the economic problems caused by the war in Ukraine will hurt Russia in the long term, they are unlikely to significantly impact the conflict itself-assuming Russia can continue to fund its recruitment and procurement efforts at current levels. However, there are compelling reasons to believe this may not be sustainable.
Russia is heavily reliant on cash from its exports and reserves from the National Wealth Fund, both of which are showing signs of decline. The price of Russian oil has dropped and may continue to fall, even as extraction and export costs rise. Furthermore, the liquid assets in the National Wealth Fund have dwindled to $50 billion and are continuing to decrease.
Since Russia cannot easily borrow funds, exhausting these resources will leave the government with difficult choices: reducing war expenditures and scaling back operations or printing money. Either option would ultimately result in a reduction in military capabilities.
God bless Greenland.
We keep having the same kind of reports yet Russia keeps pushing... let s hope we will see it on the battlefield in the near futur 😢
@@terenceMarkwall You already are. RT resupply logistics are in tatters. Ask “why DPRK troops” in the first place ?
@@LutherBlissett100 yet russia keeps pushing and EU and Trump are willing to give up...
Imagine Trump baiting Russia into wasting all their soldiers in a massive land grab attack by saying he will end the war and then not ending the war. 😂
Imagine China rob NATO of all its weapons and then take Taiwan 🤣🤣🤣🤣
Every now and then one comes across a total gem of a comment that gives one a completely different perspective on something and gets you wondering. This is one of those comments... Bravo! And thankyou.
@@koiguidenishikigoi4972
Are you 14? Stop using emojis to make your point. Nobody takes comments with those serious.
China will not do anything to risk losing any amount of business with the US. 350 million consumers with discretionary income says so. China can’t fill that void and their economy can’t take it. They don’t support Russia because of this.
Why isn't Trump offering to buy Siberia from Russia? 🤣
Why isn't he offering to buy Russia from Greenland?
Because China wants that bit.
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Bears news shame
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An insightful analysis highlighting Putin's complex strategic challenges. The economic and military pressures seem intricate. What's your perspective on Russia's potential trajectory? Would love to hear nuanced thoughts below.
No introduction, no like.
bad habits come back to bite big time
Slava Ukraine 🇺🇦!!!
The west is being naive and the collaboration with the north Koreans could be stepped up at any time. NK can supply labour and guys for the front at almost no cost. The more desperate Putin gets them the more they will be involved. Increasing support for Ukraine now makes this transition more problematic.
Sad for the North Korean cannon fodder but no cause for alarm in Ukraine. Anyway, what is Putin going to bribe Kim with? And what happens when Kim decides he's had enough of Putin's begging and instead launches an offensive against the mortally weakened Moscow and its ineffectual leader?
Friend with a looser? Not done yet if you ask me.
..and they will prevail
Vladimir said that _Special Operation v2.0_ ©2025 is ready for launch. Also that the new *Oreshnik Turbo®* will have a speed of Mach 22. To reduce price it will be produced in China though...
I expect China is more interested in 'reclaiming' Russian territory in the NE than helping Putin.
@alanwatterson2850 Vladimir and Xi are best friends. China is helping Russia in the Baltic Sea. (Yi Peng 3 & Eagle S etc.)
@@-NiEr People like that don't have friends. They wouldn't trust each other any more than any sane person would trust either of them. China released it's Qing dynasty map in 2023, it includes Russian territory. I'd expect that while all eyes are on Taiwan it's just a matter of time before Xi thinks Putin is weak enough to retake the Qing territory.
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Hey.. nice purple shirt…
As Turkey moves into Syria, they could be Palestines saviour
Palestine is already being saved by Israel ❤
"Ukraine is losing the battle on the ground.
Many of its soldiers are tired and exhausted after three years of fighting.
The question - can the country endure another year of war?"...BBC yesterday.
If Trump gives up on Ukraine, the war is over.
We need the truth and the reality please.
Times radio 😅😅😅.
I should of looked harder lol...fool me
Times radio...appealing to armchair warriors,guardian readers,and those who still think the BBC is impartial...lol
There's something particularly sad about sad comments like yours when they end in "lol", as yours did.
The Putin he has backup robot armys?
The bodies exchange was last week. 512 fallen Ukrainian soldiers were exchanged for 52 Russian 😐
Here's 50 cents wumao 😂
Ukrainian media confirmed that exchange and numbers.
Russia has ten time more shells and bombs😅@@StickmanWearsBarrel
Lies! The russians lost 400 men just yesterday. You got to be a russian bot
@StickmanWearsBarrel I prefer roubles as you can't buy even some toilet paper with your pounds, dollars or euro here, in Russia 😅
The Western League is urging Ukraine to recruit younger people
I like the "Western League" thing. It has a nice ring to it. Did you make it up yourself?
@@bobohare4825It is a reference to the Delian League and the fact Western countries are the dominant members of the current league. The Leagues mandate is to police commerce though it is also used to expand commerce routes as well as to enrich certain parties.
I did come up with the concept in part as a response to the accusation the USA is an empire.
@@kerwinbrown4180You can sonspiracy-fantasise as long as you like, but the Delian League was a formal organisationwith dues, duties and a constitution and not just a label someone with poor knowledge of as as Herr Putin to throw around in the hope of fooling the gullible.
You know how you could tell who was going to win this thing right away? One side could explain themselves and the other can not.
And times radio is a perfect example of the can not.
Long live President Putin
They will sustain this war despite all odds
Proof? Didn't think so.
You asked for proof then said didn’t think so in the same message, how are they supposed to provide it before you’ve even asked.
Trust me Bro 😂
I like this guy most, he pulls figures out of thin air.
@johnhume4346 Really? How do know he does that?
@uniformmike05 because after 3 years, Russia is still winning. Kursk has collapsed, and he comes up with nonsense about North Korean waves and the Russians losing 2000 men per day, yet all you see from Ukraine are clips of drones murdering isolated men.
Lies lies lies.. don't blame Russia
Where are the lies? And isn’t Russia the only one to blame? After all, Russia invaded Ukraine first in 2014 and then in 2022. Explain your thinking.
@@KamlepoKalua-w7z we’re not blaming them for all the massive losses, we know it was a mix between Ukraine doing it and Russian incompetence.
@@KamlepoKalua-w7z we have to blame them, it was their incompetence.
Russia population is 140 million population and Ukraine is 40 million population. Who can recruit more soldiers and win the war on ground Russia .Russia can recruit more rhen Ukraine Russia has numbers advantage over Ukraine
I'm sure I heard this report about 2 weeks ago ..
Even if Russia could recruit as high ratio of Ukraine, which they can't without another forced mobilization which Putin fears could cause the next coup attempt, Ukraine needs a 3.5K/D ratio which they have.
Russia has a steady stream of recruitment attracted by salaries, pensions and benefits, where as Ukraine has forced recruitment and a very serious desertion issue (500 men per day going AWOL)
@@Jimmy-ye3wg Russian signup bonuses of $30,000 are no longer enough to keep up recruitment, and the desperate hiring of North Koreans led to many friendly fire incidents. Those signup bonuses also contribute to inflation and the collapse of the Russian economy.
@@PianoGamer64 как на украине мобилищуют мужчин ? Правильно ! их вылавливают и насильно тащат погибать , а вы тут пищите какую то ерунду. Границы для мужчин закрыли, что бы те не сбежали, скоро будут вылавливать 18 летних.
this was already aired 5 days ago
The Russian federation army is not losing the soldiers the way you lie to your western audience..
Just more silly nonsense from our favourite blaggard Mark, as he returns for Rupert's thirty pieces of silver
Marc is making inappropriate conclusions from inaccurate information.
Russia isn't losing lots of men every day, Ukraine is.
Russia is being very careful to preserve its manpower while Ukraine is doing the exact opposite.
He can say "the Ukrainian MOD says that Russia is losing 1500 a day" but analysing the way they are fighting this conflict it's obvious that is nonsense to anybody let alone a military expert.
Do you not see the videos? Russians predictably driving into minefields,and then being slaughtered by drones and artillery? Russian officers executing their men when they refused suicidal orders to attack towards Kherson?
Please talk about Ukraine's troop losses and is that sustainable as well. Thanks
They have, this is a video about russias. Keep crying
@@WestermanT. , It is a reasonable question to ask.
@@erichvonmolder9310 so when you watch videos about Ukrainian losses do you ask about Russian.
@@WestermanT. , I know that the Russian losses are immense, but I would like to know about the Ukraine losses.
This is all wishful thinking from Times Radio.
Ukraine is far more impacted from troops losses going into 2025, with chronic desertion rates a major issue for Ukrainian manpower over the last 6 months.
So Russia hasn’t stopped recruiting since the 3 day SMO started but somehow has about 800k less troops then when it started. What happened to them, they get lost and wander off
Russia started with 140k troops abs that number has grown to 900k, educate yourself.
@ they have recruited 30k a month for the last 3 years and had a mobilisation so what happened to the rest, educate yourself.
143.8 million Putin could have a huge army well equipped, even if his army was 2 million its a small chunk of the population. and if it was well maintained it would be a good for the country.
If it would be good for Russia, then we know it won't happen, because Russia prefers to be a failed state.
Talk about the losses of the Ukrainian army who are losing everything they can dream of
They will lose everything if Russia takes over for ever, that is why Russia is sustaining heavy losses for every kilometre, Ukraine will not exist if they give up, Russia is expediting it's demise by continuing the war!?!
You tell us Botnik, go on make a claim. Give us YOUR bs.
When I go to Mediazona/BBC, I see the Russian losses they have registered over the whole operation, they say 84,761 death (probably somewhere 100K-150K). The Ukrainian losses are at least 5 times larger.
@JFJ12 Credible estimates of Russian KIA are ~175k by now. BBC/Mediazona’s numbers are confirmed KIA through probate courts, obituaries etc. Credible estimates of Ukrainian KIA are ~1/3 of Russia’s (~75k).
What is your source for a much higher Ukrainian number?
If this is a European channel, i suggest keep America out of Europe's affairs and deal with Russia without any American involvement in the issue.
What is your opinion worth? Two Roubles?
Good job you wasn't around in ww2 with your advice....
It's free of cost, 2 roubles is too expensive, you can't afford it.
More unsustainable bs and propaganda
Russia lost 10 million troops in ww2. This conflict is 1/10th over.
a very poor try at normalizing these huge YTD losses
Ukraine was part of Russia back then. Russia has lots of available manpower but it couldn't afford to lose those kinds of losses.
@@johnf3885 You war is all about number of infantry personal
You're comparing the Soviet union to Russia.
You're comparing the manpower of the Soviet union to the manpower of Russia.
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