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I assumed she misquoted what others estimated before:

Last month, the most senior US general, Mark Milley, said around 100,000 Russian and 100,000 Ukrainian soldiers had been killed or wounded since the start of the war. In a video address on Wednesday, EU Commission head Ursula Von der Leyen said that 100,000 Ukrainian troops had been killed.


We are talking about victims - both killed and wounded, Commission spokesperson Dana Spinant specified on Twitter

So no the US general didn't say 100k were killed....he clearly includes wounded in the estimate total for both.

I agree with this. Von der Leyen seemed to confuse "casualities" with KIA. Obviously we don't have a reliable number but, we can guess. Some data:



"Safe" ratio 1:3. Can be true, although the ratio could be less taking in account last UKR offensives.
 

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The Disaster and Emergency Management Presidency (AFAD) provides hot meals to the residents of the Ukrainian city of Chernigiv, where fierce clashes and air strikes took place in the first days of the Russia-Ukraine War.
 

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The Ukrainians would be smart to establish as much fire control over Russians retreat routes as possible as we descend into the winter. The front line Russian troops will not be adequately equipped for the cold winter and resupplying them will be extremely difficult (if even a priority at all for Russian leadership)...

Freeze them out. Anti-personnel GMRLS, drone strikes and gps guided 155mm if they try to retreat to warmth. Maximize casualties if they try to exfill. Force them into the decision to 1). Surrender or 2). Die of hypothermia or other cold related illnesses in trenches and foxholes.

Ensure that the winter is miserable beyond all measure. Eviscerate their will to fight. Prolonged exposure to extreme cold will do that. Frostbite, hypothermia, gangrene, pneumonia, respiratory infections, etc... The winter can be a nightmare, in Ukraine's favour.

It's also important that us Westerners continue to stomach inflationary pressures in order to keep the arms flow heading into Ukraine. We can never forget that we're getting the cheapest price we ever will to neuter the Russian dogs, and Ukraine is willing and able to do the fighting on the ground, as long he we keep having their backs. We have the opportunity to not only set the Russian military back for multiple decades, but we can also deeply destroy their economy and supply chains, while cutting the average Russian off from a significant portion of the developed world in the process. It's time that we start liquidating the more than $300 Billion in Russian assets that we (the West) have frozen to this point. That's an enormous war chest to draw from and that money will go a long way to stabilizing Ukraine's economy at the same time.
 
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Russia has lost 27 out of 90 Ka-52 Alligator attack chopper. That's 30% of the entire fleet.


Some interesting fact here. Ukraine has lost 12 out of initial 17 active bombers. But there's actually enough air frame (rebuild) to sustain operations until at least 2025 with similar lost rate.

 

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Russia has lost 27 out of 90 Ka-52 Alligator attack chopper. That's 30% of the entire fleet.


Some interesting fact here. Ukraine has lost 12 out of initial 17 active bombers. But there's actually enough air frame (rebuild) to sustain operations until at least 2025 with similar lost rate.

Whatever hit that Ka-52 wasn't a MANPADS or an AA missile, neither ground-based nor air based. To me it looks like either a MAM-L with proximity fuse or, less likely, a BONUS round or, even less likely, an Excalibur round.
 

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Whatever hit that Ka-52 wasn't a MANPADS or an AA missile, neither ground-based nor air based. To me it looks like either a MAM-L with proximity fuse or, less likely, a BONUS round or, even less likely, an Excalibur round.
Definitely do not think it's MAM-L. Here is another video (slowed down) of the missile strike. Appears to me to be something Soviet made... BUK or S-300 most likely. It's obviously very hard to make out the exactly type of missile, but it's obvious that it's a fairly big piece of kit.

MAM-L is only about 1 meter in length. This looks bigger than that, IMO.

 

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Whatever hit that Ka-52 wasn't a MANPADS or an AA missile, neither ground-based nor air based. To me it looks like either a MAM-L with proximity fuse or, less likely, a BONUS round or, even less likely, an Excalibur round.
It really looks very interesting. A big blast that's cutting from the sky towards the ground. What's the chance of top attack ATGM strike?
 
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