Evacuation of a wounded soldier. Photo: General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine
Russia has lost 1,270 soldiers killed and wounded and 29 artillery systems over the past day.
Source: General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on Facebook
Details: The total combat losses of the Russian forces between 24 February 2022 and 7 September 2024 are estimated to be as follows [figures in parentheses represent the latest losses – ed.]:
14,784 (+52) strategic and tactical UAVs;
3,037 (+0) special vehicles and other equipment.
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couey on September 8th, 2024 at 07:37 UTC »
The Kremlin does not care about 95% of these troops. It’s an easy way for Putin to cleanse undesirables from Russia that cost the state money in some way (prisoners, the poor), undesirables against their orthodox religion or ethnic minority groups that the state does not want in their ‘Pure Russia’. Even Lavrov said publicly this year that Moscow’s special military operation against Ukraine had “cleansed” Russian society.
Here’s an excerpt from an article written by Putin:
/ Russians, Ukrainians, and Belarusians are all descendants of Ancient Rus, which was the largest state in Europe. Slavic and other tribes across the vast territory – from Ladoga, Novgorod, and Pskov to Kiev and Chernigov – were bound together by one language (which we now refer to as Old Russian), economic ties, the rule of the princes of the Rurik dynasty, and – after the baptism of Rus – the Orthodox faith. The spiritual choice made by St. Vladimir, who was both Prince of Novgorod and Grand Prince of Kiev, still largely determines our affinity today.
The throne of Kiev held a dominant position in Ancient Rus. This had been the custom since the late 9th century. The Tale of Bygone Years captured for posterity the words of Oleg the Prophet about Kiev, ”Let it be the mother of all Russian cities.“ /
dragonpjb on September 8th, 2024 at 05:04 UTC »
At this point, no matter what else happens, Russia is going to have a shortage of working age men in the coming years.
M3RC3N4RY89 on September 8th, 2024 at 04:35 UTC »
It’s amazing they can keep hemorrhaging troops at this rate and just keep throwing more into the meat grinder. Over half a million Russian casualties since February ‘22 and their populace hasn’t had Putin hung yet. Truly fascinating how deeply brainwashed they are.