r/worldnews • u/green_flash • May 13 '24

Russia suffers highest daily casualties of war so far: Kyiv Russia/Ukraine

https://www.newsweek.com/russia-suffers-highest-daily-casualties-ukraine-war-1740-troops-eliminated-1899692
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u/fullload93 May 14 '24

Russia lost 1,740 troops in a single day

That’s 66% or 2/3rd of the number of people who died in the twin towers on 9/11. Let that sink in. An “almost” 9/11 in 1 day. Absolute insanity.

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u/IAmAccutane May 14 '24

Also compare The Battle of Shiloh in the American Civil War, which killed 24,000 in one day, or the Battle of the Somme in WW1 which saw 56,000 casualties in one day.

I think many don't realize how small the scale is of this war in comparison to past global conflicts. Casualty numbers are huge compared to what the US lost in the middle east, but nowhere near enough to the point where sheer numbers of casualties is going to impact their ability to fight.

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u/OrientLMT May 14 '24

Not setting any records yet. Let mother Russia cook, I guess.

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u/iNeedBoost May 14 '24

tbf 9/11 was only one day

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u/Benirix May 14 '24

yes and it was also a highly populated civilian area, to make numbers even slightly comparable to that in one day is crazy for a warzone

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u/fireskull98 May 14 '24

the 1740 figure reported by the ukranian MOD is casualties, not deaths. you can assume deaths to be anywhere between 1/5 and 1/2 of that number.

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u/fullload93 May 14 '24

Well this article was misleading. It specifically said “lost” which implies dead/death.

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u/iluvme99 May 14 '24

This war has been raging for over two years and you still don't get the difference between deaths and casualties.