LaFinlandiaJul 21, 2023

Wagner suffered staggering losses in Ukraine, official says: 28% dead, a further 51% wounded, totaling 62K casualties in just over a year

https://sopuli.xyz/post/1485556

Wagner suffered staggering losses in Ukraine, official says: 28% dead, a further 51% wounded, totaling 62K casualties in just over a year - Sopuli

Show threadSemi-Hemi-Demigod
So his plan was to start a coup with 21% of his normal force? No wonder they didn't make Moscow
Jul 21, 2023 at 5:30pmWeb
Show threadGraniteJul 21, 2023
My guess is that he planned on a popular uprising to join him along the way, and while he’s super popular, so is Putin. It didn’t materialize.
Show threadNo_EponymJul 21, 2023
“By popular uprising you mean Telegram reactions right? If I 👍, I’m doing my part?” - Russian Mellenials, probably
Show threadSomeDudeJul 21, 2023

And they still basically succeeded. They just waltzed up to Moscow, whose only defense were police officers.

NATO could just end this war in a day man.

Show threadpbkodenJul 21, 2023
This shows how effective nuclear weapons are as a deterrent. The threat of them is the only thing keeping the war going this long.
Show threadEvilColeslawJul 21, 2023

The official said the majority of Wagner fighters in Ukraine — 49,000 — were prisoners.

I’m guessing they compromised a large portion of the dead. So not 21% of his normal forces.