Posted on 06/03/2025 3:08:33 PM PDT by MinorityRepublican
Nearly one million Russian troops have been killed or wounded in the country’s war against Ukraine, according to a new study, a staggering toll as Russia’s three-year assault on its neighbor grinds on.
The study, published on Tuesday by the Center for Strategic and International Studies in Washington, said that close to 400,000 Ukrainian troops have also been killed or wounded since the war began.
That would put the overall casualty figure, for Russian and Ukrainian troops combined, at almost 1.4 million.
Officials cautioned that casualty figures were difficult to estimate because Moscow is believed to routinely undercount its war dead and injured, and Kyiv does not disclose official figures. The study published on Tuesday relied on casualty figures from American and British government estimates, among other sources.
(Excerpt) Read more at nytimes.com ...
>>>>“If you tell a lie big enough and keep repeating it, people will eventually come to believe it.”<<<<
Exactly, “REVEREND”-mommy. That’s what you do on this site, countless times, each and every day.
Lie. Lie. And lie again, hoping someone will believe your anti-America/leftist propaganda.
“You worship and defend a corrupt, dictator who promotes homosexuality, debauchery, lewdness, cross dressing and other perversions...and you call yourself a Christian, and a Reverend to boot, and run around FR beating true Christians over the head with Scripture when they challenge you.
You’re one hot mess, just like your god, Zelensky.”
https://freerepublic.com/focus/news/4320823/posts?page=80#80
This “comment & meme’ example reminds each of us the importance of becoming aware that the impact of our words and memes in comments that will either contribute support or disrupt the Freeper forum.
DISCERMENT
Discernment is nothing more than having the ability to decide between truth and error/right and wrong.
Discernment isn’t about confirming something you hope or want to be true. And, it’s not about making you feel better about what you already believe.
Discernment requires honest truth-seeking. You have to want to know the truth, even if it means letting go of a belief you’ve had for a long time.
Unfortunately, your comments are not truthful.
All comments are a reflection of our interpersonal process of ‘caring’ between humans that cannot be separated from self and others. Eventually, our interactions will be noticed by all creating our own reputations as we meet, share and learn from others: especially here on FR.
I respect your right of freedom to have personal thought & expression. However, SLANDER is an ugly thing.
I’m not upset that you lie about me. Actually, what is truly upsetting is that from now on no one can really CAN REALLY believe you.
ARTICLE
Record-high share of Russians backs peace talks between Ukraine and Russia since war began – poll.
CENSOR.NET (citing The Moscow Times)
By: Olga Kosharnaya
03.06.25 21:16
https://censor.net/en/p3555956
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The number of Russian citizens who support peace talks with Ukraine and an end to hostilities has risen to a record since the start of Russia’s full-scale invasion.
According to Censor.NET, citing The Moscow Times, these are the results of a Levada Centre survey conducted in May.
Sixty-four percent of Russians surveyed said they support peace talks between Ukraine and Russia—up six percentage points since March.
At the same time, the share of respondents who favor continuing the war has fallen to a record low of 28 percent, down from 34 percent in March.
For comparison: in May 2023, 48 percent believed combat operations should continue; by May 2024, that figure had dropped to 43 percent.
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In addition, the share of supporters of peace talks is higher among women (73%), young people under 24 (77%), residents of villages and towns with a population of less than 100,000 people (67% each), as well as those who believe that the country is moving in the wrong direction (76%) and those who disapprove of the activities of Russian dictator Vladimir Putin (77%).
At the same time, the majority of Russians (87%) supported the talks between Ukraine and Russia in Istanbul, while 6% of respondents were against them.
Those who support peaceful dialogue are more likely to talk about the need to return POWs (24%) and the desire for peace (24%). Another 23% believe that it is necessary to end the conflict and end the war as soon as possible (23%). Those who do not support the negotiations speak of their futility in principle (41%) and the need to bring the war to an end (15%). (Excerpt)
PONDER
Jesus criticized the holier than thou Pharisees for their hypocrisy.
You should keep that in mind when you use The Word of God as a weapon against those who disagree with your anti-America views.
Wow, you really do live up to your name.
FRIENDLY REMINDER
This is an AMERICAN site, based in AMERICA, operated by AMERICANS for AMERICANS.
Now, I'm sure you'll post a large amount of pro-America memes and cartoons and dancing gifs of President Trump to prove me wrong, but since you've been posting anti-America/pro-UKE propaganda since 2014, all we have to do to know where you stand, is check the archives.
>>>>Wow, you really do live up to your name.<<<<
Piss off, foreigner.
Yet you guys cheerlead Russia all the time. Don’t be a hypocrite.
>>>>Yet you guys cheerlead Russia all the time. Don’t be a hypocrite.<<<<
The ONLY country I cheer for is AMERICA. Read my posts, hoser.
There are plenty on here who do, yet you don’t have a problem with them. You have a hidden agenda where you pretend to be “neutral”, but you aren’t. I don’t appreciate people trying to deceive me.
As noted previously, an effective look at life in Russia is on youtube channels that PRE-DATE the war. Vloggers who have been doing travel vids for years and do occasional vids of Russian supermarkets.
I check a few out now and then, and I have yet to see an older lady dressed in mourning black shopping for groceries. Or walking along sidewalks.
These numbers just are not happening in Russia. The Biden people in the intel agencies are still pushing their narrative, and will until Tulsi boots them.
And I don't appreciate FOREIGN jackasses like you insulting my country.
Weren't you suspended for posting this anti-America rant?
Kazan, if there is any doubt that you are a Russian stooge, that post should dispel it.
There are a lot of Americans and Freepers who are just plain evil and use ideology to virtue signal. I regret going on such a rant, but I felt betrayed by America when Trump announced his tariffs. I had defended Trump and America when family members had denigrated him and America. I still do in the comment section of Youtube videos when someone makes a outrageous claim.
On the Ukraine issue: if Ukraine falls people are going to look at the people in America who support Putin like the do the people who supported the German-American bund in WW2.
Post Topic: Russian Troop Casualties
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VIDEO
Offensive Cancelled! Massive Build-up Struck with HIMARS! RFU News — Reporting from Ukraine
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6-5-2025 2:00 p.m.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_KrxvoQjBvU
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I am Ukrainian. My country has been invaded by Russia.
I will give you the latest news about the war in Ukraine.
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Today there are a lot of important updates from the Sumy direction.
Here, along the Sumy border, Ukrainian forces lured Russian units into counterattacks and then traced their movements back to hidden staging grounds across Kursk. With their positions exposed, HIMARS batteries struck hard, delivering devastating blows to troop concentrations, command posts, and infrastructure critical to Russia’s planned offensive.
Over 50 thousand Russian troops have been deployed to the Kursk region along the northern border with Sumy, signaling clear preparations for a full-scale offensive. Ukrainian commanders in the area have confirmed the buildup, noting that these forces are being readied for large-scale operations aimed at breaching the Sumy region’s defenses. The massive Russian forces concentration here underscores their conviction that they can still achieve victory through overwhelming manpower and renewed offensives.
To neutralize this threat as much as possible, Ukrainians needed to eliminate these large forces concentrations before they had the opportunity to move to the frontline. To accomplish this, Ukrainians launched attacks on the eastern flank of Tyotkino to force a Russian redeployment and draw forces away from the town itself. By threatening a potential outflank, they put pressure on Russian positions while conducting swift rotations to keep fresh troops and equipment on the front line. This way, Ukrainians also improve their defensive position against Russian pressure across this section of the front, while their main offensive units threatens a two-pronged assault on Tyotkino.
Combat footage from the area shows Ukrainian armored vehicles rotating efficiently, one withdrawing to resupply while another engages Russian positions, ensuring constant pressure on enemy lines. This tactic prevents Russian forces from massing at strongpoints and forces them into improvised defensive positions in open terrain. As Russian troops rushed forward to plug gaps and prevent a Ukrainian breakthrough, many were eliminated by FPV drone strikes. Even attempts to move in small groups of two or three failed to evade detection, as drones continued targeting them with precision. However most importantly, Ukrainians traced these movements, revealing the locations of Russian troop concentrations and command posts, opening the door for devastating Ukrainian strikes.
This critical intelligence allowed HIMARS crews to lock in their targets and strike several Russian military bases simultaneously. Footage confirms that Ukraine hit two Russian deployment points in Lgov and Rylsk, as local residents report large numbers of casualties among Russian soldiers being taken away in the aftermath. Russians were also spotted gathering their forces in an abandoned hospital building, as the strike completely devastated the building and any Russian soldiers inside. Ukrainians also targeted Russian command posts, to disrupt the Russian offensive preparations and inflict severe losses. Moreover, as reported previously, one of the victims of the recent strikes was the deputy commander of 155th Marine Brigade who was reportedly eliminated by a precision strike on his command post in Rylsk.
These strikes show that Ukrainians are already draining Russian reserves even before they can launch their offensive. They are disrupting Russian preparations and inflicting losses, further limiting what they can achieve. If Russians redeploy their forces further to the rear to try and stay undetected, these forces will not be able to respond quickly to sudden breakthroughs or Ukrainian assaults. This gives Russians a painstakingly tough dilemma, either Russians will have to station their forces much further to the rear, or they must take the blows dealt to them by Ukrainian strike teams, betting on their numbers being enough to still make a breakthrough despite the heavy damage.
Overall, the Ukrainians managed to lure the Russians to expose their forces in the open to discover their critical infrastructure, resulting in a series of devastating precision strikes. Intensification of Ukrainian assaults in Tyotkino incursion will inevitably leave Russians with no other option but to deploy more forces to this area, exposing further forces concentration points to Ukrainian observation and strike teams. As Ukrainians continue to scout behind Russian lines, additional strikes seem inevitable. Furthermore, as Russians suffer logistical strains by deploying and concentrating so such many troops, any movement will be nearly impossible to hide.
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