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| | :Just count the ratio of artillery shells fired, and translate that into deaths for verification. There are other ways, too. | | :Just count the ratio of artillery shells fired, and translate that into deaths for verification. There are other ways, too. |
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| − | :Since the start of the war, Kyiv has lied (beginning with the ghost of Kyiv). Those casualty figures all come from Kyiv, and repeated unquestioningly by Western MSM. In contrast, Moscow knows it's at a disadvantage in the propaganda war, so it has built and guarded and its credibility closely. Moscow reports the casualty figures it gives out on Ukrainian KIA it picks up from front line radio intercepts, and there is no reason to doubt them. | + | :Since the start of the war, Kyiv has lied (beginning with the ghost of Kyiv). Those casualty figures all come from Kyiv, and repeated unquestioningly by Western MSM. In contrast, Moscow knows it's at a disadvantage in the propaganda war, so it has built and guarded its credibility closely. Moscow reports the casualty figures it gives out on Ukrainian KIA it picks up from front line radio intercepts, and there is no reason to doubt them. |
| | :The Russians are very experienced at war, much more than the West. [[User:RobSmith|RobS]]<sup>[[User talk:RobSmith|''Give Peace a Chance!'']]</sup> 08:18, August 25, 2023 (EDT) | | :The Russians are very experienced at war, much more than the West. [[User:RobSmith|RobS]]<sup>[[User talk:RobSmith|''Give Peace a Chance!'']]</sup> 08:18, August 25, 2023 (EDT) |
| | + | :Again, it's all programmed. Kyiv is losing public support from the West, and the soldiers and public are demoralized. So they have to release these figures in response to the latest CNN poll on American popular support for funding. |
| | + | :All along, on virtually everything, Kyiv and the West have used projection - ascribing to Russia their own actions and results. There is solid evidence of 260,000 Ukrainians dead and wounded, maybe even twice as much; some now are saying Ukraine has in excess of 200,000 dead. Whatever the kill rate, multiply by 3 or 4 the casualties, most of which are permanent and will never return to combat. [[User:RobSmith|RobS]]<sup>[[User talk:RobSmith|''Give Peace a Chance!'']]</sup> 08:27, August 25, 2023 (EDT) |
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| | == Reuters: Russia lost 3.3 Trillion Rubles in just the First Half of this Year in the Form of Reduced Oil Revenues == | | == Reuters: Russia lost 3.3 Trillion Rubles in just the First Half of this Year in the Form of Reduced Oil Revenues == |