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2024-03-08 12:16:34 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 0C0603E33E10D89A51001DD09CECE5096D379575D008B72DC708C2C6EB542D1E
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Original Note:
The Russian Ministry of Defence regularly produces unsubstantiated figures for the conflict, often inflating numbers. https://euromaidanpress.com/2023/05/31/russias-mod-inflates-ukrainian-casualties-likely-to-conceal-high-russian-losses-isw/ The Ukrainian Airforce had only 207 aircraft prior to the conflict: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ukrainian_Air_Force Independent visual verification of equipment losses puts the figures much lower: https://www.oryxspioenkop.com/2022/02/attack-on-europe-documenting-ukrainian.html?m=1
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