Russian losses in Ukraine top 600,000, may hinder recruitment, Pentagon says
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"Russian losses, again both killed and wounded in action, in just the first year of the war exceeded the total of all Soviet losses in any conflict since World War II combined," a senior Pentagon official said.

Russia has sustained over 600,000 casualties since the start of the full-scale invasion of Ukraine, Defense News reported on Oct. 9, citing senior Pentagon officials.

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The accelerating losses are disproportionate with Moscow’s territorial gains, a senior U.S. defense official said on Oct. 9.

“Russian losses, again both killed and wounded in action, in just the first year of the war exceeded the total of all Soviet losses in any conflict since World War II combined,” the official said.

The mounting casualties at the front may hinder the Russian military’s recruitment efforts, the official said, putting pressure on the Kremlin to initiate a new wave of mobilization.

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  • Valmond@lemmy.worldEnglish
    141·
    1 month ago

    Their birth rates are really low too 1.35 IIRC ? You need 2.1 to stay stable.

    Add a million young IT guys and other that just left…

    • Drusas@fedia.io
      2·
      1 month ago

      Can confirm. My graduate CS class was almost entirely young men from China. There were two or three young women from China as well. And, including myself, I think three non-international students (all of us Caucasian).

      International students are very profitable for universities, and there are a lot of young Chinese men applying for them in the US. And Australia, from what I’ve read.

      Serious brain drain.