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Re:How many Russians have been killed in Ukraine? by celticninja on Thursday March 09, 2023 @05:03AM (#35079825)
i think that is wrong, in general defenders lose less men (usually 1:3 ratio). In Bakhmut it is though that the russian losses were much higher, around 1:5.

so your claim is nonsense with nothing to support it

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Re:How many Russians have been killed in Ukraine? by Wildgoose on Thursday March 09, 2023 @07:02AM (#35080411)
The defenders are being heavily shelled by Russian artillery. Your claim that 5 times as many Russians are dying is nonsense. War is not a video game. People are dying and the only response appears to be to escalate.
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Re:How many Russians have been killed in Ukraine? by mopsi on Thursday March 09, 2023 @08:18AM (#35080858)
Indeed it isn't a video game. Recent footage from Vuhledar shows how Russian tanks and IFVs drive one after another onto a minefield.[1] If anyone programmed NPCs to play like that, they'd get crushing reviews on Steam. In total, Russia lost more than 100 vehicles over several such suicide attacks, and this is only a very narrow sector of a long frontline.

[1] https://old.reddit.com/r/ukraine/comments/10yldex/a_column_o...

[2] https://youtu.be/tjBZFIPVG2U?t=11

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