Posted on 03/23/2022 9:02:58 AM PDT by SpeedyInTexas
NATO says that up to 40,000 Russian troops have been killed, wounded, taken prisoner or are missing in Ukraine, said a senior military official from the alliance.
The North Atlantic Treaty Organization calculates the figure based on information provided by Ukrainian authorities and information obtained from Russia – both officially and unintentionally, the official said.
NATO estimates that between 7,000 and 15,000 Russian soldiers have been killed since the invasion began on Feb. 24. Using statistical averages from past conflicts that for every casualty roughly three soldiers are wounded, NATO analysts reach their total figure.
Russia began its invasion with roughly 190,000 troops. It has since brought in additional troops from Chechnya, Syria and other locations.
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War in Ukraine. Map of conquered territories 23.03.22 Evening.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lJpQCrI5F6M
“Missing” is a lot. How many of the refugees are Russian soldiers beating feet to get away from being sent to the Gulag once Putin loses?
Rejoice. :P
That’s 20% of the original 195,000 posted invasion force.
REEEEE!!!! Stop triggering Putin fanboys! Everything is going as planned! Stop believing the media and only trust obscure blogs! REEEEE!!!
Is there a translate function for the comments?
All speculation.....................
I think it is time to count in millions.
Exactly. I have it from Q the Russians only suffered hang nail and ass pimple. One case of each.
15,000? If that is true, that is a piss poor army. But I guess that is the way Russians always have fought. For instance, compare American vs. Russian loses in WWII against a common enemy.
And will Zelensky now stop begging everybody and his brother in the known world for a no-fly zone?
The Butcher of St Petersburg is now staring at defeat.
I know their begging for all they can get is such a problem for your tender ears.
So, who do we believe? TASS says 10k, NATO says 40k.
Most of the time the number is somewhere in the middle. I’m thinking 20k.
As George Washington said after Trenton (at least in the very good Jeff Daniels tv movie version) “Gentlemen, we have won a battle, not a war.”
(He cannot get the Nobel Peace Prize --- it is reserved for Brandon. But giving him an Oscar... or a few ... should be quite possible.)
NATO said so? Consider the source.
Zactly! The Putin Puffers here should rejoice knowing the Russians continue to kill Ukrainian women and children.
If Tass said 10,000 (until it was deleted) they are having some trouble. The term “yellow sh@@ storm” comes to mind.
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