Tens of thousands of Russian soldiers are believed to have died in the war with Ukraine, a figure that is expected to affect the country for decades to come. While exact numbers have not been confirmed, Russian military casualties are believed to be twice the number of American servicemen killed in Vietnam in a tenth of the time.
In November Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff of the United States General of the Army Mark Milley stated that about 100,000 Russian soldiers died or were wounded. On Dec. 4, the Washington-based think tank Institute for the Study of War said Russia was losing about 100 soldiers a day in the Battle of Bakhmut, Newsweek reported.
“As for the number of deaths from the Russian point of view, it can be compared with the consequences of the Vietnam War for the United States. said Ronald Fricker, professor of statistics at Virginia Tech in an interview with a magazine. Just over 58,000 American service members lost their lives in this conflict, most of whom died within about a decade. For those of us old enough to remember her, this war had significant societal repercussions. Of course, Russia in 2022 is nothing like the United States in the late 60s and early 70s, but it is also clear from news reports that this war is not popular among key segments of the Russian population. Combine that with about twice the number of casualties in Vietnam, and which happened in about one tenth of the time, and I believe that we still do not see the full impact of the war on Russian society.“.
According to the publication, the visualization method is a comparison with other causes of death. The population of Russia is approximately 143.4 million people, which makes these 100,000 possible deaths about one in every 1,430 people, or about 70 people per 100,000. This is equivalent to the death rate from all respiratory diseases throughout the country. The absolute impact of these 100,000 deaths and injuries will also be much wider than just people losing their lives. The impact of anxiety, grief and other comorbidities will be felt over the next 10-15 years.
Recall that FACTS talked about the recent events that are significant for us with the former Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine Pavlo Klimkin: “The war will end for us when the Russian regime is completely rebooted.”
Source: Fakty
