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Russia has sustained over 600,000 casualties since the start of the full-scale invasion of Ukraine, Defense News reported on Oct. 9, citing senior Pentagon officials.

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The accelerating losses are disproportionate with Moscow's territorial gains, a senior U.S. defense official said on Oct. 9.

"Russian losses, again both killed and wounded in action, in just the first year of the war exceeded the total of all Soviet losses in any conflict since World War II combined," the official said.

The mounting casualties at the front may hinder the Russian military's recruitment efforts, the official said, putting pressure on the Kremlin to initiate a new wave of mobilization.

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[–] Drusas@fedia.io 54 points 1 month ago (3 children)

And this is why the government is now restricting birth control. Need more soldiers for the grinder.

[–] Hawke@lemmy.world 32 points 1 month ago (4 children)

I think if they drag the war out so long that kids not even conceived today are potential soldiers, then soldiers will be the least of their problems.

[–] FuglyDuck@lemmy.world 21 points 1 month ago

It’s also about the economic impact of loosing that many people.

I don’t know of many places where polygamy is tolerated, and unless they go that route, if they lose 20% of their male population…. That’s a 20% reduction in that generation’s children too.

Granted, I wouldn’t put it past Putin/the kremlin to get single women preggo by force. Assholes.

[–] lurch@sh.itjust.works 10 points 1 month ago

the russians are probably doing this thinking of the time after the war. better start asap while they send so many to their death.

[–] Zron@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

The US did it.

We were invading the Middle East since before I was born, and I almost signed up to get free school when I wanted to be a doctor. I would have likely treated soldiers that were still being wounded in the Middle East.

[–] Hawke@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Oh, totally. Afghanistan had multiple generations tied up in it, which is horrendous.

However, the US also didn’t take nearly the losses that Russia is throwing “into the grinder” as the parent post puts it.

[–] Drusas@fedia.io 1 points 1 month ago

It's to replenish for the next war, and the next and the next.

[–] Valmond@lemmy.world 13 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Their birth rates are really low too 1.35 IIRC ? You need 2.1 to stay stable.

Add a million young IT guys and other that just left...

[–] Drusas@fedia.io 2 points 1 month ago

Can confirm. My graduate CS class was almost entirely young men from China. There were two or three young women from China as well. And, including myself, I think three non-international students (all of us Caucasian).

International students are very profitable for universities, and there are a lot of young Chinese men applying for them in the US. And Australia, from what I've read.

Serious brain drain.

[–] Pacmanlives@lemmy.world 11 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Plenty of males in China that can take Russian brides

[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 19 points 1 month ago

Both countries are way too racist for that to happen.