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BlueWavePsych

(3,446 posts) Thu Apr 7, 2022, 05:52 PM Apr 2022

Kremlin says Russia has suffered 'significant losses' in Ukraine [View all]

Source: Reuters

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Thursday that Russia had sustained "significant losses" in Ukraine, which its troops entered on Feb. 24 in what it calls a "special military operation".

Russia's defence ministry said on March 25, its most recent update, that 1,351 Russian soldiers had been killed since the start of the campaign, and 3,825 had been wounded.

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said two days later that at least 10,000 Russian soldiers had probably been killed.

"We have significant losses of troops," Peskov told the British channel Sky News in an interview, "and it's a huge tragedy for us."

Read more: https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/kremlin-says-russia-has-suffered-significant-losses-ukraine-2022-04-07/

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Kremlin says Russia has suffered 'significant losses' in Ukraine [View all] BlueWavePsych Apr 2022 OP

OK, now what? qwlauren35 Apr 2022 #1

Wars are fought by the young Warpy Apr 2022 #12

Putin will just send in more Chechen murderers and rapists, he don't care about body counts Shanti Shanti Shanti Apr 2022 #22

If they admited that many, ya know it's a lot more. brush Apr 2022 #2

The rule of thumb with China is 10X. I wonder if Russia is the same? (NT) Otto_Harper Apr 2022 #3

The guesstimates I've seen range from 7000 to 10,000. Warpy Apr 2022 #15

There are lots of me ms, wives, girlfriends, and grandmas who will calimary Apr 2022 #21

a while back the estimates were 15k kia, 30k mia/injured/captured/deserted... getagrip_already Apr 2022 #10

Poor war criminals COL Mustard Apr 2022 #16

Truth. Russia has lost at least a generation in terms of joining the modern world. CaptainTruth Apr 2022 #4

Right. Putin is acting like it's the '50s when Kruschchev rolled... brush Apr 2022 #7

Well said. It's all they've ever known: Tsars, dictators, and despots. peppertree Apr 2022 #14

Gorbachev said a few years ago: "It seems as if the world is preparing for war." He knew it was Evolve Dammit Apr 2022 #19

I remember. He was a formidable, sophisticated... brush Apr 2022 #24

And 100s of thousands of their brightest have fled the country, which will slow them more. oldsoftie Apr 2022 #17

That's an excellent point that I think is often missed. CaptainTruth Apr 2022 #20

Russia's loss. The west will benefit. Maybe that's why... brush Apr 2022 #25

They will play that clip to PROVE that 'Ukrainian Nazis' r evil alittlelark Apr 2022 #5

How Could They Be Doing So Poorly With Such Well-Trained Professionals? smb Apr 2022 #6

yeah but was it broadcast to people IN Russia? nt msongs Apr 2022 #8

So dead Russian soldiers NOT fake, Ukraine civilian bodies ARE fake. FailureToCommunicate Apr 2022 #9

No Mercy, No Sympathy. BlueIdaho Apr 2022 #11

Putin is changing his tactics. Aussie105 Apr 2022 #13

And the WORLD must help UKR rebuild oldsoftie Apr 2022 #18

We helped Germany and Japan and they were our enemies. marie999 Apr 2022 #23