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News & Current Events Apr 4, 2026 at 11:35 PM

Russia suffers record losses in March, Zelensky says

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Russia suffers record losses in March, Zelensky says
The Kyiv Independent
Russia suffers record losses in March, Zelensky says
Zelensky also said that, according to British intelligence, the battlefield situation is currently the most favorable for Ukraine in the past 10 months.
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IntelArtiGen Apr 5, 2026 +215
Not just Zelensky. Russia also says the same thing when they order russian companies to find "volunteers" for the war.
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WhereDidAllTheSnowGo Apr 5, 2026 +604
Biggest losses … *so far*.
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Jubjars Apr 5, 2026 +171
They got plenty of Iranian Shahed drones, duped subsaharan Africans and starving North Koreans full of worms and tuberculosis to join the ranks to prove their point of western Europe's moral sickness and commitment to evil.
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VagrantShadow Apr 5, 2026 +61
And you can never leave out the tired and true 40 to 50 year old looking lone russian soldiers/scouts. It's getting warmer, spring is in the air, this is perfect time for them to be marching in fields more and getting struck by drones.
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totalwarwiser Apr 5, 2026 +8
They may not have a worst month because they may not be able to replenish the frontline.
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Old_news123456 Apr 5, 2026 +6
Honestly I feel like that saying something considering the losses are already so bad.  Such a waste of life. 
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[deleted] Apr 4, 2026 +123
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niccoboy_ Apr 4, 2026 +157
Russian men are being fed into a meat grinder, and the state is trying to soften the horror with compensation payments. When a government can turn dead soldiers into a financial package, that is not patriotism, it is exploitation.
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Gunsensual Apr 5, 2026 +100
That's part of Ukraine's strategy of documenting their kills. Russia will try to withhold benefits families of fallen soldiers by listing them as MIA instead of KIA. By publicly naming them as killed Russia is forced to payout benefits. Plus, it makes it harder to Russia to deny casualties.
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Bromlife Apr 5, 2026 +16
Do you have a source for this?
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ExistingObligation Apr 5, 2026 +15
It doesn't make a lot of sense. How would Ukraine know the identity of a Russian soldier they explode remotely via drone
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civilitty Apr 5, 2026 +8
Dog tags. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dog_tag Like… seriously? We’ve had this shit since the ancient Romans. Identifying dead soldiers isn’t a new problem and solving it doesn’t take some modern technology.
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ExistingObligation Apr 6, 2026
That's why I said remotely. I doubt Ukraine is fetching dog tags off dead Russian soldiers when there's drones blowing everyone up.
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civilitty Apr 6, 2026 +5
They are. There are entire organizations like Platsdarm (which has operated since the Crimean invasion) dedicated to identifying dead Ukrainian soldiers and repatriating Russian corpses under a repatriation agreement. You’re absolutely correct that doing it remotely via drone footage makes it impossible, but the bodies don’t disappear. The people (mostly civilians) left alive have to deal with them because they’re a huge biohazard, not to mention the psychological impact of having bodies littering the countryside. Most identifications don’t happen overnight. They take weeks or months as territory is gained or lost. The biggest problem isn’t drones but land mines, preventing the volunteers from entering the former combat zone, and artillery, which destroy both the tags and any other means of identification.
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Bromlife Apr 5, 2026 +14
That's why I wanted a source. It's a fun premise, but it doesn't pass the sniff test imo.
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ComfortableExotic646 Apr 5, 2026 -47
> but it doesn't pass the sniff test imo. None of it does. Every single source on the Ukraine war is coming from Ukrainian propaganda farms. Once Zelensky's buddies stole a bunch of money from the country, and (at least) one of them fled the country, the news has all been "Everything is great, and we're doing amazing without the US helping us at all." It's certainly not suspect. 97% upvoted, btw...
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leesionn Apr 5, 2026 +33
Yes, Ivan. The Russians are notorious for their totally not objective, no propaganda news as well.
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silentbargain Apr 5, 2026 +19
I hate all these disingenuous russian bots man its so obvious… like dude go drink some tea near a window and papa putin
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Shub-Ningurat Apr 5, 2026 +2
How many rubles do you get paid per post?
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posthuman04 Apr 5, 2026 +2
They may not know their name then but they have pictures and geo-data making it easier to discern the identity
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Gunsensual Apr 5, 2026 +3
Sure: [Look for Your Own](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Look_for_Your_Own)
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Bromlife Apr 6, 2026 +2
Neat, thanks.
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No_Historian3349 Apr 5, 2026 +20
Sometimes a sack of potatoes must do when money is tight.
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yzerman88 Apr 5, 2026 +11
Or a bag of onions
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RedofPaw Apr 5, 2026 +8
Let's not get so fancy.
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Lee1138 Apr 5, 2026 +3
Or a meat grinder. I'm sure the irony is lost on them...
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Money-Bell-100 Apr 5, 2026 +11
The only kind of war that has ANYTHING to do with patriotism is what Ukraine is doing right now - defending their own country ON THEIR OWN TERRITORY. Anything else is just aggression and has absolutely nothing to do with patriotism, democracy or what's right.
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niccoboy_ Apr 5, 2026 +2
Spot on!
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Oldfolksboogie Apr 5, 2026 +3
Russian men are being fed into a meat grinder... True, tho I'm guessing the most hopeless missions are being carried out using "recruits" (read: trafficking victims) from African nations and possibly N. Korea, coz no one racists like Russian elites.
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Dzjar Apr 5, 2026 +2
That's not x, it's y, eh? Where have I heard that before?
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TopChard1274 Apr 5, 2026 +40
No wonder Putin is demanding workers to be nominated and sent as cannon foder to the front line. Which will not instead panic in already eroded society at all.
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YearlyLemon8 Apr 5, 2026 +198
It seems Russia is literally losing thousands to hundreds of men a day! You have to wonder how much longer they can keep these human meat waves up till they no longer have young men to throw at the front. *Apparently it's over 35,000+ casualties in March, which is over 1,129 casualties a day! Makes you wonder how much longer Russia can sustain this before they face a full scale mutiny on the front or full scale civil war at home.
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Wheres_my_wank_sock Apr 5, 2026 +130
They're saying 50k casualties for March. Batshit insane if true.
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MudHammock Apr 5, 2026 +60
The article literally says 35k for March.
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unia_7 Apr 5, 2026 +30
No, they are saying 35,000 in March. 50,000 is their medium-term goal. Did you read the article?
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h310dOr Apr 5, 2026 -18
I think 35K is KIA, the other number is included wounded.
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_elja_ Apr 5, 2026 +3
Wtf are you talking about, in modern warfare wounded ALWAYS outnumber the KIA.
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unia_7 Apr 5, 2026 +4
Actually no, with drones the casualties in Russian assaults are ~65% killed to ~35% wounded. However the 35,000 number is killed plus wounded.
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Vano_Kayaba Apr 5, 2026 +1
Not anymore, with drones. When artillery did most of damage, it was like that. With drones it's around 50/50, the statistics are openly posted by Ukraine's SBS. Some monthes there are more kia than wounded. Last March it's 5216 killed out of 10513 hits
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Cadaver_Junkie Apr 5, 2026 +99
A fair chunk of these are on video: drone strikes. Ukrainian claims are typically reliable and verifiable
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Spright91 Apr 5, 2026 +125
Its probably because Ukraine drone production and software has hit its stride this year. I just finished a university research paper on this. They're on track for 7 million drones this year. And theyre getting very sophisticated with their targeting ability.
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skorps Apr 5, 2026 +113
And Ukraine is gamifying kills. Proven kills get soldiers points which they can exchange for better gear. They have an incentive to film and guarantee kills
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Relative_Builder3695 Apr 5, 2026 +78
You got mf’s on prestige 11, getting annoyed on the quest to eliminate 7 enemy combatants with 5 drones. But he’s just grinding away for that last 2fer
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United-Amoeba-8460 Apr 5, 2026 +33
Gotta finish that battlepass before the next season starts
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DunkingTea Apr 5, 2026 +8
Is that confirmed anywhere? Have only seen some shady news sources that claim it, and in listnook
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saharanwrap Apr 5, 2026 +20
You can go onto the website. It's kind of like Amazon for equipment. You get points for kills and you can spend them on gear drones weapons ect. A lot of the stuff you can only see if you login, but it's still interesting. I can't remember what the site is I was on it like a year ago, but I'm sure you could find it if you tried.
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KittyCatfish Apr 5, 2026 +1
You can go to the Brave1 website and see for yourself...
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NoSelf5869 Apr 5, 2026 +1
https://brave1.gov.ua/en/ I dont think that's the correct website
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KittyCatfish Apr 5, 2026 +4
https://market-brave1.delta.mil.gov.ua/ this one
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QuestionableEthics42 Apr 5, 2026 +6
Don't think they have enough sub domains, they should add another one or two
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Brynovc Apr 5, 2026 +3
Quiet before Lindon, the Sage of Points hears about this. (Sorry couldn’t resist, wanted to see how many people will get the reference)
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lindendweller Apr 5, 2026
I got that ref.
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xevaviona Apr 5, 2026 +5
It probably doesn’t help that Russia’s optimal strategy for scoping out drone filled sections are to send in one guy with a pistol and see if he makes it back alive
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Salty-Passenger-4801 Apr 5, 2026 -16
So they're making 19,000 drones per day? That seems highly unlikely.
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saharanwrap Apr 5, 2026 +35
Why? Germany was making 350,000 artillery rounds and 7 million bullets a day along during ww1. When your entire country is contributing to the war effort and you have thousands of people building drones from morning to night it's not that hard. Having a few thousand workers they only have to assemble a few drones each. Couple that with tens of thousands of printers churning out parts 19k would be easy.
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KP_Wrath Apr 5, 2026 +22
U.S. was cranking out an aircraft carrier every six weeks or so. They were pushing out liberty ships every three days.
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saharanwrap Apr 5, 2026 +16
A mobilized nation can do pretty incredible things. If i were at war I'd happily sit in a bunker putting drones together for 16 hours a day.
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Spright91 Apr 5, 2026 +8
They have actual mass production lines in Germany now fully machined out to the gills those are the big producers. And over 100 smaller underground factories somewhere in Ukraine just cranking these bad boys out at full clip night and day.
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Spright91 Apr 5, 2026 +3
Publicly available info.
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litritium Apr 5, 2026 +1
Coca-Cola produces 350 million plastic bottles every day. Ukraine, and several other Eastern European countries, have put up a shitload of 3d printers which probably molts 24/7.
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ReddFro Apr 5, 2026 +7
Probably because if they claim things that aren’t true it would erode support for them in other countries.
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eDxp Apr 5, 2026 +14
This is a weak argument. The opposite is also true: if they were presenting otherwise real data that shows no results at all it'd also erode the support for them. Others mentioned that most of these claims are verifiable which is a much stronger argument. Not that I verified or will.
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ReddFro Apr 5, 2026 +1
No results? Your own argument is based on something that hasn’t happened in this war. You mostly have good and bad outcomes in war. I suppose a standoff w/o fighting is “no result”, but that hasn’t happened here. When things look bad for Ukraine, some support them, when things look good for Ukraine some may stop funding while others fund more. Either way, sharing good intel keeps those donors informed to reinforce trust. That claims are verifiable doesn’t support why they’re telling the truth either. Its verifiable because Ukraine allows information to come out through embedded international journalists, local stories, etc. Russia doesn’t. Their allowing of information flow is again to go with their goal and narrative, work with EU, be supported in this war, etc. Not trying to bash Ukraine here. They’ve done a great job not just on the battlefield, but in navigating all these other challenges. Part of that though is providing their own narratives.
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eDxp Apr 6, 2026 +1
It's not about what has happened or not. Your argument was hypothesising what would've happened if they were to lie about the results. But your argument doesn't stand because the opposite is also true. My statement is logical, not factual. What happens in the war is irrelevant: The reported results will always be high, because the alternative would mean admitting waste of human lives, even the most honest regimes would not do that for a number of reasons. This is why we see both sides of this or any war really reporting only good results and focusing on accomplishments.
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HappyAmbition706 Apr 5, 2026 +1
It's not clear what the drone strike results really are though. I just watched a Ukrainian video of a drone strike against a Russian soldier in a mostly destroyed house, followed by a second one, followed by him con ng out running and going down a stairs to apparently a basement. The third drone hit the staircase and might have got him, but if he made it to the bottom and could step to the side through the door he could be ok. If there's a subsequent surveillance drone that sees a body then it's confirmed but the strike drone videos can be misleading. Either way, it must be total hell over there.
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D0wnf3ll Apr 5, 2026 +1
Wtf isn't that almost 2000 people a day?
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Pariahb Apr 5, 2026 +4
It's 35.000 on march, 50.000 is their goal.
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monsterinadrawer Apr 5, 2026 +14
Russians will never ever rise up against their overlords. They had 4 years to do so, and there has never been a mutiny against the war. The only mutiny of note was the PMC Wagner’s march toward Moscow. It wasn’t because of Russia’s losses and pointless war, but rather due to Russia not going all in. It was a mutiny due to fighting too little. That says a lot about the Russian mindset.
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tinbuddychrist Apr 5, 2026 +2
"Never ever" is a pretty long time. I think this is a lot like saying the USSR will never ever fall.
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swe2342428 Apr 5, 2026 +1
Americans on other hand…
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Delver_Razade Apr 5, 2026 +22
They were averaging around 30k a month before the winter hit in 2025. That was close to their recruitment levels. It was already tenuous if they could keep things in relative balance which...just calling it that is insane. Now it's up to 50k casualties a month for this last month. That's 50k casualties. That's the entire city of Hoboken, New Jersey killed or wounded in a month.
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bendegooze Apr 5, 2026 +5
It’s a frighteninghly dumb nation. With that amount of casualties they could have moved on from Putin in a matter of months, if not weeks.
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Lucifer89n Apr 5, 2026 +21
Yes and how will they be able to hold on to all that beautiful land without men? Maybe we take a little step over their border
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YearlyLemon8 Apr 5, 2026 +22
100% agree once Ukraine bleeds Russia dry of men and equipment. Ukraine should show Russia how to truly launch 3 day special mission operations lol.
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Purple-Ad6959 Apr 5, 2026 +1
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DarkApostleMatt Apr 5, 2026 +1
The same way they are filling their military ranks, with minorities and the impoverished from the steppe and backwaters. They have been gloating that places they have taken like Mariupol are being rebuilt and filled with immigrants from the fringes.
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farcical_ceremony Apr 5, 2026 +7
they can sustain it indefinitely as far as Ukraine's population is concerned. just ignore the long term impact on Russia of course
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Preegz Apr 5, 2026 +3
How is that possible? That number sounds insanely huge
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DionBlaster123 Apr 5, 2026 +3
"Makes you wonder how much longer Russia can sustain this before they face a full scale mutiny on the front or full scale civil war at home." Don't hold your breath. there were widescale protests in Russia at the start of the war and they were quashed quickly Not to mention Putin's propaganda of using successful Russian celebrities to boost his profile and his regime
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posthuman04 Apr 5, 2026 +3
That will probably get people to ignore how their economy is shit and their neighbors are dead
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freeblowjobiffound Apr 5, 2026 -4
How many m'en Ukraine is losing ?
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Money-Bell-100 Apr 5, 2026 -11
They have over 146 million people - they can keep it up pretty much indefinitely.
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asdhjasdhlkjashdhgf Apr 5, 2026 +7
\~ 3.5% of ru men aged between 18 and 60 are permanently out of service. As ru population centers around two very big towns (moscow & petersburg) were drafting is less prevalent the statistics tends to shift impact from urban to rural areas, means 3.5% is just average without incorporating density impact. That is not 146 (already exaggerated from 142) million, but 36million vadniks is the real number. Boys, Girls, Mothers, Grandmothers are not drafted unless you spoke of Iran, then boys are added to the numbers.
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Money-Bell-100 Apr 5, 2026 -3
Where did I claim all 140+ million people could fight in a war? All I said was that Russia had A LOT of people and could afford these losses for a very, veeery long time.
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asdhjasdhlkjashdhgf Apr 5, 2026 +3
Are you saying you would send your children, Mother, Sister, old men to fight in a war? Good luck with that math. Your comment perfectly shows whats wrong with russia.
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Money-Bell-100 Apr 5, 2026 -4
Learn to read, ffs.
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Money-Bell-100 Apr 5, 2026 -2
Not to mention correcting me that their population is 142 and not 146 million is just ridiculous - it's an ESTIMATE anyway, I got that number from google, it shows the order of magnitude and no one knows the exact number anyway.
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stonertear Apr 4, 2026 +81
Gamification absolutely is making a difference. Real life loot boxes. Need to create Ukranian whales.
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The_Feds387 Apr 5, 2026 +28
It's crazy how tech heavy this war is. Pretty much most of it is drone at this point no?
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Kanbaru-Fan Apr 5, 2026 +11
Yep. Even artillery crews are using lots of attack drones now because of how far back they are, and how many downtimes they have between fire missions.
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Kanbaru-Fan Apr 5, 2026 +7
From what i've heard it also has downsides, mainly a lack of target ownership (different units coordinating to focus on different depths/target types), and an over-prioritization of e.g. assault grunts at the detriment of other objectives. But maybe they have managed to fine-tune their reward structures better since then, and in the end the net benefit of gamification seems to be a massive win regardless.
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Chris_OMane Apr 5, 2026 +1
Are there any articles on this gamification?
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hadrian_afer Apr 5, 2026 +35
Since the mass use of drones, it seems human casualties have gone up quite a lot.
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Giant_Flapjack Apr 5, 2026 +9
Yes, a lot humans and Ruzzian soldiers are dying
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Purple-Ad6959 Apr 5, 2026 +1
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Ugliest_weenie Apr 4, 2026 +79
Good. Russia needs to f*** off
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DionBlaster123 Apr 5, 2026 +10
It always needs to be said that Russia could withdraw at ANY time. Sorry to bring up something else but much like the US could withdraw its forces from attacking Iran at any time. I've seen idiots on here act like Russia is some victim and that's just factually incorrect. my only concern about this whole thing is that North Korean soldiers are getting a ton of combat experience. The South Korean military is better trained, better fed, and better equipped...but combat experience is huge
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RedLemonSlice Apr 5, 2026 +25
It was not all bad news this month, after all.
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VereksHarad Apr 5, 2026 +47
Ok. And... I don't feel like I'm any closer to being free from the military and going home. War is going for 4 years (more like 12 actually but never mind). And Russia is "running out of" one thing or another for at the very least three and a half years.
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Sceptically Apr 5, 2026 +21
The only reason they're not using more artillery is because they've "run out" and have to rely on new production and imports from North Korea; this shouldn't be overly reassuring given the production levels they have and the levels they aspire to, but it's still better than before they "ran out". And it's the same in a lot of other areas.
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VereksHarad Apr 5, 2026 +4
Yeah. As I said a little bit lower - it's much less of running out, and much more like budgeting. Which means that they can sustain this level for a very long time. Which makes that kind of news pointless in my book. Since it's not an improvement on my situation.
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Vistella Apr 5, 2026 +12
"running out" isnt binary. its a gradient
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VereksHarad Apr 5, 2026
Yeah. But when you are running out of something for literal years but you still have it - do you really running out? Or are you just budgeting...
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The_Feds387 Apr 5, 2026 +13
I'm skeptical of course but to be honest I wouldn't doubt Russia has taken huge casualties. Slava ukraini.
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megaplex66 Apr 5, 2026 +9
I guess they should have stayed at home.
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HeyYou_GetOffMyCloud Apr 5, 2026 +3
They should turn around and march on Moscow
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megaplex66 Apr 5, 2026 +2
It would be s start!
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HovercraftLow8806 Apr 5, 2026 +10
смерть ворогам
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MongooseClassic05 Apr 5, 2026 +2
Similar to Russian side, do we have Ukrainian side casualties number as well? It’s difficult to find any sources related to that.
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Zib559 Apr 5, 2026 +4
Wishing for more
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Much_Lingonberry_37 Apr 5, 2026 +2
Curious on what Ukraine's loses are.
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Chao7722 Apr 5, 2026 +1
Russia will go in to tremendously deep regression as only elderly are left. Now, in near future and far far future.
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Lucifer89n Apr 6, 2026 +1
Yea, they sent them all to die. WW2 was also fucked with some 27 million casualties of Russia alone.
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jywchoe Apr 6, 2026 +1
"Russian volunteers" is KREMLIN PROPAGANDA. Putin is coercing students, rural poor people, and prisoners to DIE for his dreams of empire. Putin has slaughtered a whole generation.
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Puzzleheaded-Ad-9595 Apr 5, 2026 -8
“Zelensky says…” 😏
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RYHANium Apr 5, 2026 -39
"Zelensky says"
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tarun172 Apr 5, 2026 +8
For the Russia, there is no such thing as high casualties in the war. Russia will be continue to field more soldiers and try to win through Donald Trump..excuse me through deception.
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WhenCaffeineKicksIn Apr 5, 2026 +7
You forgot the reference to that "meme": >[*ABC News:*](https://web.archive.org/web/20260217230707/https://abcnews.com/Business/wireStory/zelenskyy-55000-ukrainian-soldiers-died-fighting-russias-invasion-129875272) *—* Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says at least 55,000 soldiers have died during fighting four years on from the start of Russia’s invasion. The last time the Ukrainian leader gave a figure for battlefield deaths, in early 2025, he said 46,000 Ukrainian troops had been killed. <...> Zelenskyy's figure is much lower than independent estimates. In January, The Center for Strategic and International Studies, a U.S. think tank, estimated that up to 140,000 Ukrainian troops had been killed through the whole year of 2025.
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The_Feds387 Apr 5, 2026 +3
140,000 is the highest yet?
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WhenCaffeineKicksIn Apr 5, 2026 +1
It's the lowest estimation for a single year (of four years) by a single unaffiliated source. And if we take into account [the ongoing conscription crisis in Ukraine](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ukrainian_conscription_crisis), real Ukrainian losses throughout the whole wartime should be estimated much higher. The quote above just illustrates how "reliable" *(actually not)* are any of Zelenskyy's statements in terms of reality-vs-propaganda, and how skeptical one should be to take them at face value.
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MysticGohan99 Apr 4, 2026 -37
I’d be more inclined to believe it if he wasn’t still declaring Ukraine has only lost ~55k troops…
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case-o-nuts Apr 5, 2026 +9
Lucky you, he isn't declaring that.
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Zawekinsk Apr 5, 2026 -14
At this point, it's just ridiculous. 34k casualties? In a single month? Although it's possible, I don't know who one needs to be to believe this man's statement. I mean, Zelensky has to keep a certain image for money and weapons flowing, as well as showing Ukrainians that forced mobilization is a necessity. So, in my personal opinion, he just speaks lies.
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shopifyexp Apr 5, 2026 -16
They’re just fooling him. If there are 1,100 Russian casualties, then there would be around 700-1,000 Ukrainian soldiers as well.
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shadowbringer Apr 5, 2026 +7
The attacker tends to lose more than the defenders who possess fortified positions, also there's the use of anti-tank trenches that make both tanks and troop movement slower so they won't support other positions as well, and be more easily spotted by surveillance drones.
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shopifyexp Apr 5, 2026 -1
Agree but it is not like russia loss 1100 troops but ukraine loose nothing. Whenever attack happens they first clear the ground using artillery and drone
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Chris_OMane Apr 5, 2026 +7
Not lately. Russian loss of starlink and new Ukrainian tech has been a major shift. 
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shopifyexp Apr 5, 2026 -7
There is a difference between real war and information war. Russia has its own GPS and superior drone technology linked with their satellites already.
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shadowbringer Apr 5, 2026 +6
Lately Russia [tried to make up for the loss of Starlink](https://youtu.be/L73LxpWtBdc) with a drone-based relay system, it didn't go well for them.
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shopifyexp Apr 5, 2026 -1
They already had their own gps system and plenty of satellites
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shadowbringer Apr 5, 2026 +3
Like people said, low earth orbit satellites aren't geostationary, Russia will need more than 16 satellites even if they're all for use in Ukraine. Maybe China could interfere with more satellites, but it would have to be met with an escalatory response, the payoff is likely not worth the trouble.
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HappyAmbition706 Apr 5, 2026
There are unquestionably a lot of Ukrainian losses, but Ukrainians are mostly defending, and making counterattacks mostly by choice. Particularly with Russian tactics, Russian losses will be much higher. But so far Russia doesn't seem to mind and they keep getting enough replacements.
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shopifyexp Apr 5, 2026 -9
So many people have been killed, yet Russia is still gradually capturing territory every day. If it wanted, Russia could eliminate Ukraine’s entire leadership at once using missiles, but isn’t doing that because they knows it’s better to weaken the leaders so much that, in the end, they sign on its terms.
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Killerfisk Apr 5, 2026 +7
> yet Russia is still gradually capturing territory every day Except for the last few weeks, where they've lost 400 km^2 territory. >If it wanted, Russia could eliminate Ukraine’s entire leadership at once using missiles No they can't, else they would've. They tried killing Zelensky at the start of the war and have tried assassinating him throughout. This is just some classic "Russia is holding back"-cope, when in reality they are just a backwards, poverty-ridden, degenerate nation that relies on mass over quality, and we are seeing exactly that (for the nth time in history).
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shopifyexp Apr 5, 2026 -2
War is in Ukraine territory not russia so if they gain and loose still ukraine loss. Also they tried to capture ukraine president in start but if they wanted to eliminate they can easily do using missile. Just imagine Israel and us can’t stop iran hypersonic missiles. Russian missiles are more adavanced, they can easily eliminate and no one can stop them because of nuke.
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Never-don_anal69 Apr 5, 2026 +2
Yeah could’ve won if they wanted to four years ago 
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chemistgonewild Apr 6, 2026
It’s just propaganda, there’s no way they killed 35,000 Russians in one month when the total Ukrainian loses for the entire conflict is reported at 55,000.
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janescontradiction Apr 5, 2026 -10
If the US uses a nuke on Iran, what's to stop Russia from using a nuke on Ukraine? I hope I'm wrong on both accounts but it's looking more likely by the day.
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buhito15 Apr 5, 2026 +9
The EU using a nuke on Russia. If it comes to that, Russia is an existential threat to the EU.
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shopifyexp Apr 5, 2026 -1
The they will do to EU. Russia have more nukes and delivery system
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buhito15 Apr 5, 2026 +5
Qué end of humanity. Everyone will love that.
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AdorableShoulderPig Apr 5, 2026 +2
In working order? Doubt.
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HappyAmbition706 Apr 5, 2026 +1
Doesn't take any big percentage when the number is about 20,000. And "doubt" is an unacceptable risk when it comes to maybe getting nuclear bombed.
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AdorableShoulderPig Apr 5, 2026 +1
20000? Pfft. Russias nuclear threat is as limp as putins d***.
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shadowbringer Apr 5, 2026 +1
Taiwan would seek their nukes, making an invasion unlikely, Russia's relationship with China would deteriorate. If the US fully controls Iran, the supply of oil to China is threatened, and China could limit or cut the supply of Rare Earth Element manufactured goods, and look to make sure that the US can't find alternative sources. So nuking Iran has adverse consequences that make it an unlikely option.
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mr_WhatzitTooya___ Apr 5, 2026 -50
"Russia is losing, seriously guys." -zelensky for the 173748594th time
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jywchoe Apr 5, 2026 -51
i dont celebrate the death of those poor Russia young men who are being sent by their vicious leader to die for useless cause. it's just so sad.
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kalle13 Apr 5, 2026 +35
Those russians volunteered to go kill Ukrainians for money. I wish it wasn’t the case but I’ll take their deaths over my friends and family any day.
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Slimfictiv Apr 5, 2026 +6
It doesn't matter what you celebrate or not as long as the Kremlin celebrates any victory as little as it is regardless of how many Russians die.
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Tyrfaust Apr 5, 2026 +4
It'd be one thing if to was late 2021 or early 2022 and you had guys coming out of training right as the invasion was kicking off but at this point anyone volunteering for the Russian Army is doing so knowing that they're going to Ukraine.
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Money-Bell-100 Apr 5, 2026 +1
And how many volunteer and how many are sent to war against their will?
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Tyrfaust Apr 5, 2026 +1
Russia only sends volunteers across the border. That fact was the cornerstone of the Ukrainian Kursk offensive last year: to put conscripts in bags so their mothers will cry to Putin to end the war. Basically the same strategy as the "Viet Cong" after the organization was effectively destroyed by the Tet Offensive (quotes because post-Tet the VC turned from a grassroots insurgency to North Vietnamese regulars sneaking across the border.) Mind, Russia is doing everything it can to generate more volunteers, including offering shortened prison sentences and ludicrous cash bonuses to attract men who have no other choice.
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Money-Bell-100 Apr 5, 2026 +1
>Russia only sends volunteers across the border Well that's just not true. At least not according to everything I've heard since the war started. I don't know the actual numbers but they have conscripts too. Those people are there whether they like it or not. I have no sympathy whatsoever for any Russian who volunteers to fight in that war but I definitely have it for Russians who are forced to against their will. Those are the victims as much as the Ukrainians.
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Tyrfaust Apr 5, 2026 +1
They're using conscripts for security in Russia proper and to do POG jobs. That's part of the reason Russia formerly annexed Donbass and Lukhansk, so they could legally (per Russian law) send conscripts there to pull security.
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Money-Bell-100 Apr 5, 2026 +1
OK, read up on it a bit just now and apparently OFFICIALLY they're not supposed to be sent to Ukraine. Officially, because there have been cases where this happened - this is public knowledge. And who knows how many more cases there have been that isn't public knowledge. That does make me feel a little better (than at the very least no so many Russians are sent to slaughter against their will). That said, Russia keeps recruiting "volunteers" in such ridiculous ways (people who are piss poor or prisoners or others who basically have no good choice in life) that calling them actual volunteers isn't quite right.
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Tyrfaust Apr 6, 2026 +1
Oh, I completely agree that the Russian government is exploiting the shit out of their most vulnerable groups of people. They do really heavy recruiting drives in the parts of Russia that are practically third world. Places where the bonus, which might be about a year's pay for someone in Volgagrad or some other smaller metropolis, is enough money to set the family up for years. Of course, it also has to be said that pretty much every volunteer-fed military uses similar tactics to recruit, though perhaps not quite as extreme.
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jywchoe Apr 5, 2026 +1
all these dislikes show that there is no humanity. we find pleasure in others' deaths if they happen to be born on the different side of the border.
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snowgoon_ Apr 5, 2026 +1
They took money to go kill Ukrainians. I don't find pleasure in their death, but I don't pity them either.
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Imaginary_Toe8982 Apr 5, 2026 -25
Ukrenians lost 3 people for the entire war so far, while russians lost 10 billion people just last 3 days..
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OvercuriousNeophyte Apr 5, 2026 +5
Said nobody, ever.
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mr_WhatzitTooya___ Apr 5, 2026
Pretty sure zelensky himself co-signed that statement last month.
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develoop Apr 5, 2026 -28
The figures and sources are an absolute joke 🤣🤣🤣
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Rautanuija Apr 5, 2026 -18
Better not raid what is in mind. Redbsdit have agenda if pro that it is fine. Still only good vibes bs so is this only good vibes.. Agenda tops everything. Double moral bs. Covid in media you leaned how much you can trust media. All "news" from this party after years again you learned how much you can trust media. Zero or better yet flip it what they say and you are closer to real world. But some people don't handle real world good.. Only good vibes all live in harmony. Everything is good everything is fine god bless our leaders and chosen people.
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I_AM_AN_AEROPLANE Apr 5, 2026 +5
Word salad
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drvladmir Apr 5, 2026 -12
If Putin says Ukraine has suffered record losses you wouldn’t believe him, why believe in Zelensky?
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Tanriyung Apr 5, 2026 -20
> Source: Zelensky The person with the 2nd most incentives to lie about Russia's losses after Putin.
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IngloBlasto Apr 5, 2026 -34
Ah.. Zelensky.. the most trustable source on Russia.
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Never-don_anal69 Apr 5, 2026 +4
Yes putin truly is a moron 
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