According to a new estimate, about 352,000 Russian soldiers had died in Ukraine War

[BootinUp]

Max Boot substacked note:

NYT: About 352,000 Russian soldiers had died in the war against Ukraine through the end of 2025, according to a new estimate, underscoring the high cost that President Vladimir V. Putin is willing to bear to pursue his battlefield aims. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/09/world/europe/russia-ukraine-war-death-toll.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share

https://substack.com/@maxboot/note/c-256220128?utm_source=notes-share-action&r=1uz6fn

[Walleye]

1. Ha! It's the soldiers bearing the cost, not Putin

Putin and Trump are a lot alike they both love killing

[Botany]

2. That war needs only one more dead Russian.

Vlad Putin. Who now knows that millions of Russians and Ukrainians want to kill him. He
living in bunkers, avoiding the public, and not staying in his billion dollar mansions. About
6 months ago somebody got a bomb to get his car but he wasn’t in it.

[WSHazel]

3. Add thousands to that number

Putin is stiffing families on death payouts, so there is an incentive to underreport deaths. Furthermore, Putin has been rumored to be overstating his population for a decade or more. Emigration is a big problem for Russia. Who knows what the real numbers are?