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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.
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Von der Leyen slipped up: Ukraine has given over 100,000 Casualties - Novinite.com - Sofia News Agency
The President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, angered Ukraine by saying that since the beginning of the Russian aggression, the country has given 120,000 victims. The video and her written statement had to be corrected.www.novinite.com
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.
She was blamed by the Ukraine ambassador for stating this number, which right she won’t has.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.
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.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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The Unkillable Bomber Regiment: Ukraine Is Restoring More Old Su-24s Than Russia Can Shoot Down
For supporters of Ukraine’s war-weary air force, it was a beautiful sight: four of the air force’s swing-wing Su-24 bombers flying in formation over Ukraine on or around Oct. 30.www.forbes.com
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.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?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.