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Casualties

On casualties – The Economist:

‘As of July 9th our tracker suggests there have been between 900,000 and 1.3m Russian casualties since the war began, including some 190,000–350,000 deaths. That updates assessments from other sources, which put total casualties above 1mat the end of June. Our numbers suggest roughly 31,000 Russians may have been killed in the summer offensive so far, which began in earnest on May 1st.’

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‘Even at the quicker pace of the past 30 days, it would take another 89 years to conquer all of Ukraine. Seizing the unoccupied parts of the four regions that Mr Putin already claims—Luhansk, Donetsk, Kherson and Zaporizhzhia—would take until February 2029.
Yet Mr Putin seems undeterred. His armed forces are recruiting 10,000-15,000 more troops per month than Ukraine’s are, luring Russians with generous sign-on bonuses and salaries rather than relying on the conscription now roiling Ukraine.
On July 7th Donald Trump announced that America will resume sending weapons to Ukraine.’

Read the article here.

Another 89 years. Fair enough.

As to the Ukrainian casualties, here’s a recent article in The Guardian:

‘Ukraine has suffered very high losses as well, with between 60,000 and 100,000 personnel killed and total casualties reaching approximately 400,000.’

Read it here.

Ukraine is trying to spread its casualties among all age groups to prevent even lower birth rates.

No peace in Ukraine, no peace in Gaza, but the Nobel Peace Prize is coming to Mr. T.

Netanyahu has recommended POTUS already to the committee. As has been said, whether Bibi’s recommendation will be taken seriously is open to debate.

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