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Interesting article, those 30,000 drone casualties illustrate why Russia's medical logistics have entirely collapsed. Frontline data indicates their casualty split is now a staggering 62% killed to 38% wounded, completely upside down for modern warfare. This lack of battlefield evacuation is exactly what has driven the overall Russian-to-Ukrainian kill ratio up toward 8:1 this year. Drones intensify the challenge Russian forces have to provide medical assistance to wounded sources. The numbers come from leaked docs. Now, for cross checking GCHQ estimated 500k Russian soldiers killed up to May 2026, the DIA estimates total Russian casualties at 1.4m. You would end up with 900k wounded, if you deduct the 500k fallen soldiers, not exactly a 66 to 33 % per ent ration (2 to 1), but close (1.8 to 1).
Agree completely. Maybe you had better tell the Russian army’s newest Lieutenant General (with zero military experience) what is going on. Deputy Minister of Defence Lt.General Anna Tsivileva has a much rosier view. This is what she said in a speech recently:
“The wounded are now treated at the front line during the 'golden hour' after their injury, before being transported to military hospitals within 24 hours for treatment and recovery. Assault groups are said to be 100% equipped with first aid kits. ”
It turns out she is the niece of Putin's cousin.
However, Russian milbloggers have a much more realistic assessment:
“First aid kits are empty, medical assistance can be postponed, and sometimes, instead of normal medications, people are prescribed folk remedies... Pine needles for coughs, salt and soap for fungus, garlic and vodka for pain.”
This irony of underlings not telling their superiors how bad the situation really presents itself is very common for old school hierarchies (like the Russian military). And actually you find this in many corporations. Doesn't make it better, but it's not an isolated case. Re the milbloggers, they have to walk a fine line between broadcasting what they assume is "tolerated" by the Kremlin and going too far (and ending up in a mental hospital). I almost ended up in a situation working for Berezovsky 16 or 17 years ago and in hindsight it's really good that I didn't. People fall out of windows all the time. It's almost epidemic.
Yes, it is far from isolated. I report cases almost every week. Ukrainian army too. The milbloggers are fascinating. They seem to be on a much longer leash than they were in 2022-23. Their frustration is clear, but criticising leadership, including Putin on occasion, seems foolhardy. But it does show how angry they are.
Agree with the longer leash. "They" learned that completely silencing milbloggers is actually worse, like creating appetite for foreign news and OSINT. And allowing the Russians to access for free information has never led to any "good" things. The line is a thing line, and most milbloggers avoided open conflicts. We know the ones who didn't.
There is SO much “bad” from Russia it’s hard to remember SO MUCH “good“ from Ukraine during your weeks of reporting. All we can do is continue to encourage (push for) more and more of Ukraine’s marvelous heroics, as well as the necessary support of your neighbors. Thank you for your continuing to keep us informed.
Interesting article, those 30,000 drone casualties illustrate why Russia's medical logistics have entirely collapsed. Frontline data indicates their casualty split is now a staggering 62% killed to 38% wounded, completely upside down for modern warfare. This lack of battlefield evacuation is exactly what has driven the overall Russian-to-Ukrainian kill ratio up toward 8:1 this year. Drones intensify the challenge Russian forces have to provide medical assistance to wounded sources. The numbers come from leaked docs. Now, for cross checking GCHQ estimated 500k Russian soldiers killed up to May 2026, the DIA estimates total Russian casualties at 1.4m. You would end up with 900k wounded, if you deduct the 500k fallen soldiers, not exactly a 66 to 33 % per ent ration (2 to 1), but close (1.8 to 1).
Agree completely. Maybe you had better tell the Russian army’s newest Lieutenant General (with zero military experience) what is going on. Deputy Minister of Defence Lt.General Anna Tsivileva has a much rosier view. This is what she said in a speech recently:
“The wounded are now treated at the front line during the 'golden hour' after their injury, before being transported to military hospitals within 24 hours for treatment and recovery. Assault groups are said to be 100% equipped with first aid kits. ”
It turns out she is the niece of Putin's cousin.
However, Russian milbloggers have a much more realistic assessment:
“First aid kits are empty, medical assistance can be postponed, and sometimes, instead of normal medications, people are prescribed folk remedies... Pine needles for coughs, salt and soap for fungus, garlic and vodka for pain.”
This irony of underlings not telling their superiors how bad the situation really presents itself is very common for old school hierarchies (like the Russian military). And actually you find this in many corporations. Doesn't make it better, but it's not an isolated case. Re the milbloggers, they have to walk a fine line between broadcasting what they assume is "tolerated" by the Kremlin and going too far (and ending up in a mental hospital). I almost ended up in a situation working for Berezovsky 16 or 17 years ago and in hindsight it's really good that I didn't. People fall out of windows all the time. It's almost epidemic.
Yes, it is far from isolated. I report cases almost every week. Ukrainian army too. The milbloggers are fascinating. They seem to be on a much longer leash than they were in 2022-23. Their frustration is clear, but criticising leadership, including Putin on occasion, seems foolhardy. But it does show how angry they are.
Agree with the longer leash. "They" learned that completely silencing milbloggers is actually worse, like creating appetite for foreign news and OSINT. And allowing the Russians to access for free information has never led to any "good" things. The line is a thing line, and most milbloggers avoided open conflicts. We know the ones who didn't.
There is SO much “bad” from Russia it’s hard to remember SO MUCH “good“ from Ukraine during your weeks of reporting. All we can do is continue to encourage (push for) more and more of Ukraine’s marvelous heroics, as well as the necessary support of your neighbors. Thank you for your continuing to keep us informed.