Ukraine's Defence Ministry has reported that Russian forces lost 38,940 troops in May, the highest monthly figure since the beginning of the full-scale war.
Source: Ukraine's Ministry of Defence on X (Twitter)
Quote: "38,940 — russian personnel losses in May 2024.
It's the highest monthly number since the beginning of the full-scale invasion."
Background: UK Defence Intelligence has estimated that the total number of Russian casualties (killed and wounded) since the start of the full-scale war has likely reached 500,000, reflecting the gruelling offensive that Russia continues to wage on a broad front.
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Moist-muff on June 2nd, 2024 at 14:07 UTC »
38,940. Saved you a click
usemyfaceasaurinal on June 2nd, 2024 at 07:19 UTC »
Record number so far…
Anxious_Plum_5818 on June 2nd, 2024 at 07:13 UTC »
In any sane society, such absurd losses would have turned society upside down. Here it seems Russians have really been programmed to accept this as some form of abject reality.