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

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I mean it doesn't seem to be a smart career choice

So his plan was to start a coup with 21% of his normal force? No wonder they didn't make Moscow

ProcurementCat@feddit.de · 18 pts · 3y (1 reply)

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

Granite@kbin.social · 12 pts · 3y (1 reply)

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.

"By popular uprising you mean Telegram reactions right? If I 👍, I'm doing my part?" - Russian Mellenials, probably

bumbly@readit.buzz · 14 pts · 3y (1 reply)

Everything is going according to plan.

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