Originally Posted by
petit plateau
"The ratio of Ukrainian and Russian military personnel losses at this stage of the war is one to six, President Volodymyr Zelensky said on June 30 in an interview with The Philadelphia Inquirer."Indeed, they (Russian forces) have much more people, and indeed we care for our people more. We will not have more people than Russia (on the battlefield)," Zelensky said.
Zelensky added that the ratio was one to four earlier, but now it is six to one, considering the situation in the directions of the cities of Pokrovsk and Kharkiv.
Russia has lost over 540,000 troops in Ukraine since the beginning of the full-scale invasion in February 2022, according to Ukraine's General Staff. This number includes both killed and injured."
https://kyivindependent.com/ratio-of...zelensky-says/
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For comparison this was the previous best public domain data I had noted down. In retrospect, and if the quoted statement above is true, then the ratios below would appear to have been fairly accurate. If one thinks the above is accurate and that the definition of the ratio is consistent then one can calculate out the missing UKR WIA data. That missing WIA calculation in turn aligns with the generally held view that WIA survivors are more likely on the UKR side than the RUS side.
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To bring it up to date the latest set of UKR claims for cumulative Russian losses up to 1-July-2024 are :
"Russia has lost 543,810 troops in Ukraine since the beginning of its full-scale invasion on Feb. 24, 2022, the General Staff of Ukraine's Armed Forces reported on July 1.
This number includes 1,110 casualties Russian forces suffered over the past day.
According to the report, Russia has also lost 8,099 tanks, 15,550 armored fighting vehicles, 19,643 vehicles and fuel tanks, 14,599 artillery systems, 1,111 multiple launch rocket systems, 874 air defense systems, 360 airplanes, 326 helicopters, 11,620 drones, 28 ships and boats, and one submarine." source :
https://kyivindependent.com/general-...feb-24-2022-2/
If Russians lost 543,810 troops, that means that total troops in the front should be some millions. I don't think that's the case
Reminds me the human wave attack claims, but 0 videos to prove them. And there are thousands of battlefield videos
I would say that the only reliable method to calculate the casualties is the KIA foreigner fighters that their deaths can't be covered easily.. What is the percentage of foreign fighters in Russian and Ukrainian armies? Do the math and have the figure. Let's assume 1% in Russian forces are foreigner. If we have 100 dead foreigners then total casualties must be 10000. Just an example, I don't know the numbers