6 pointsby doener12 hours ago2 comments
  • silexia3 hours ago
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  • siriusastrebe11 hours ago
    Ukraine is claiming 1,500 daily Russian casualties. That’s 45,000 per month. That’s an enormous human toll.

    I don’t think Russia can continue to sustain losses at these rates. Putin can remain as stubborn as he wants, but if Russian soldiers are being hunted down by drones faster than they can be mobilized, the frontline will recede.

    • doener4 hours ago
      One possible reason could be that Russia is increasingly replacing its fallen soldiers with completely unqualified personnel:

      https://xcancel.com/revishvilig/status/2036001522308309491

    • HackerNewt-doms9 hours ago
      > Ukraine is claiming …

      That is only a claim and has not been independently verified.

      > Putin can remain as stubborn as he wants …

      We don’t know whether these numbers are accurate, and even if they are, we cannot know what information actually reaches him. Military subordinates might hesitate to report such figures.

      Even if he actually receives and accepts those figures, he still has access to other types of weapons that have only been used on rare occasions. The extent to which such systems can be intercepted or countered is unclear and widely discussed: Oreshnik