The Ukrainian president also claimed that 198,000 Russian soldiers had been killed and 550,000 wounded.

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/22907187

Summary

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky revealed that 43,000 Ukrainian soldiers have died and 370,000 have been injured since Russia’s invasion began, marking a rare admission of the conflict’s toll.

He also claimed 198,000 Russian soldiers have been killed, though casualty figures from both sides remain unverified.

The update comes amid heightened fighting, with Russia suffering record monthly casualties in November.

Talks with French President Macron and U.S. Trump focused on a potential peace deal, with Zelensky emphasizing the need for international guarantees to secure lasting peace against Russian aggression.

  • Buffalox@lemmy.world
    222·
    4 days ago

    Bullshit, Roger Waters is crazy, and he claims Russia was provoked to invade, which is completely insane.
    I love(d) Pink Floyd, but Roger Waters has lost it, and is only parroting Russian propaganda. It’s really sad.

    • Viri4thus
      321·
      4 days ago

      Roger Waters, Richard Sakwa, John Mearsheimer, Jeffrey Sachs, Kissinger (Rest in Piss), all known Russian agents full of Russian propaganda and, of course, insane people. Who needs academic research and correct predictions by Mearsheimer and Sachs, years before the invasion, when a hate boner from a black and white manufactured consent story is much easier to digest… We should ask Victoria Nuland how it’s going and how her selected rulers of Ukraine have done.

      • howrar@lemmy.ca
        1·
        4 days ago

        I don’t know the other names, but I’ve listened to Mearsheimer speak on the issue and it all sounds very logical given the premise. Recalling from memory, the premise was something along the lines of NATO neighbors being an existential threat to the country. I’m not well versed in geopolitics, so I’m wondering if anyone has any arguments for or against this? All I have to work with is that this looks consistent with Russia’s invasion of Georgia/Ukraine and how China continues to prop up North Korea.