• thebestaquaman@lemmy.world
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    12 days ago

    I believe it’s been documented that russias dead/wounded ratio has been as bad as 1:1 at times, and is typically around 1:2, due to bad access to battlefield care (tourniquets etc.), little training, and bad access to casevac. We’ve seen plenty of russians off themselves once they’re hit instead of waiting for help that never arrives.

    Even if it is 1:3, I believe it’s common to assume that about 1/3 wounded are unable to return to combat. In that case, the ratio of “can’t return to combat”/“can return to combat” is about 1:1. Which means that out of the ≈1000 casualties russia is taking per day, at most ≈500 are able to return to the front.

    This also means that out of the ≈ 1 000 000 casualties russia has taken, it’s reasonable to assume that ≈ 250 000 are killed, and ≈ 250 000 are crippled. And given the data we have, these are likely lower estimates.