Posted on 02/25/2024 9:51:32 AM PST by yesthatjallen
Around 31,000 Ukrainian soldiers have been recorded as killed by Russia's war, President Volodymyr Zelensky said at the "Ukraine. Year 2024" forum in Kyiv on Feb. 25.
"Each person is a very big loss for us. 31,000 Ukrainian soldiers died in this war," the president said. "It is very painful for us."
The announcement is the first time Zelensky has publicly stated a figure on the death toll of Ukrainian soldiers since the start of the full-scale invasion. The Ukrainian government has kept a tight lid on casualty numbers during the war.
Zelensky did not clarify if the number covers the entire 10 years of Russian aggression against Ukraine or is just for the last two years of the full-scale invasion. The number is also those that have been officially accounted for as killed in the war. The actual figure is likely to be higher.
He also said that 180,000 Russian soldiers have been killed in the war, and that along with the wounded, Russia has suffered 500,000 casualties.
"I won't say how many wounded (Ukrainians) there are because Russia will know how many people have left the battlefield."
Independent Russian media outlets Meduza and Mediazona reported in a joint study on Feb. 24 that 83,000 Russian soldiers had been killed in Russia's war.
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—> Thank you. Are there many of them?
No. A dozen or so.
—> Hard to imagine how people with an IQ over 100 could be that stupid.
Agree.
—> As in your reply, purposely blind.
Willfully so.
—> I cannot fathom that mindset. Drugs? Mental illness? Part of the globohompedo gang in a small way? Paid shills?
Yes… we likely have some of each!
Great meme
So you do it because other people do. That's always a great rule to follow.
Thanks! Agree 100%
When all Freepers are admonished to not engage in such inflammatory terms.
Code of Conduct posted on 01/24/2021 11:31:27 AM PST by Jim Robinson
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Jim Robinson has indicated that he opposes U.S. involvement in the Russia v. Ukraine war. But he did not say, that Freepers who agree with him, may disregard his code of conduct and badger other posters.
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Don’t you wag your finger at me, buddy. Talk to the Canadian guy who can’t stop violating Jim’s request to cease calling us Americans names like “Russia apologists” or Putinistas.” These are inflammatory false accusations.
“Zeeper” is merely a term for “Zelensky-aligned FReeper.” The only ones who would be insulted by that are those of us who do *not* support Zelensky and his constant demands for our American dollars.
I don’t use “neocon” or “globohomo” and I don’t owe *you* any explanation.
I had thought of you as one of the few reasonable zeepers, but you have set me straight on that. Thank you for the clarification.
“Mumsie” ??
How is that not a personal attack?
Again. Stop with the “Russia apologist” and Putinista” crap. Stop deflecting and comply with Jim’s request.
Do not call an American conservative on this forum a “Russia apologist” again. Or anything in that vein.
Is that clear enough for you?
I’m not going to keep going around and around with you and your silly arguments so I will allow you to have the last word so that this conversation can conclude.
But stop calling patriotic Americans things like “Russia apologist.”
Stop calling people that oppose Russia “Zeepers”
Zeeper.
He was on with Tucker again recently. He probably gave an update number in that interview.
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