Russia has been trying to keep a lid on its losses in the Ukraine war – even denying that it is active in that war. But they apparently screwed up. Russia Inadvertently Posts Its Casualties In Ukraine: 2,000 Deaths, 3,200 Disabled – Forbes.
Russian censors quickly removed the offending material but not before it had been webcached by the Ukrainian journal Novy Region (New Region).
They’ve been fighting groups – like mothers’ of dead servicemen – to keep the figures secret.
Russian president Vladimir Putin has decreed that all Russian casualties “in peacetime” be a state secret. In addition to criminal charges arising from divulging state secrets, families risk losing pensions and lump-sum payments if they reveal that their sons were killed in Ukraine. Mothers of soldiers’ associations have been branded “foreign agents” for collecting data on Russian casualties. Dissident Boris Nemtsov was murdered shortly before completing his study of Russian casualties in Ukraine.
But we can’t be bothered to worry about Ukraine. It is way over there. Somewhere. After all, most Americans couldn’t find Ukraine on a map. Forget about it. Worry about the latest app, or smart phone, or celebrity screw up. Don’t worry about the potential for World War III. (After all, if the media reported on stuff like this, it might make their favorite President look bad.
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