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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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[–] PugJesus@lemmy.world 88 points 1 month ago (11 children)

1 out of every ~200 Russians, overwhelmingly young, formerly healthy men, are now seriously wounded or dead because of Putin's ill-conceived ambitions. Christ.

For reference, the last time the US lost anywhere CLOSE to that proportion of its population in war was WW2.

[–] Drusas@fedia.io 54 points 1 month ago (10 children)

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

[–] 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.

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