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2024-02-27 22:16:59 UTC - NOT_HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 17E6911201627C471262C775DACA861AF9BBA359E1165382BE95F03C245841E0
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The Russian MOD’s estimates differ significantly from other estimates. US officials estimate that 70k Ukrainian soldiers have died as of Aug 2023: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/18/us/politics/ukraine-russia-war-casualties.html The Book of Memory has estimated over 30k as of Nov 2023 (25k name-confirmed): https://euromaidanpress.com/2023/11/18/ukraines-grim-toll-over-30000-defenders-killed-in-war-with-russia-civic-group-says/ UALosses has name-confirmed 42k as of Feb 4: https://ualosses.org/soldiers/
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