Supporters on social media from both sides widely claim that the war is being waged “to the last Ukrainian” or “to the last Russian.” True, looking at the initial manpower strength of both militaries on the eve of the invasion and combining them with some of the more outlandish casualty estimates, it would seem that both militaries have been destroyed several times over. Yet, the same units continue to reappear…as do many new ones. The historical parallel that comes to mind is when Germany accounted for roughly 200 Soviet divisions in 1941; after two months, their intelligence had counted 360.
National Military Manpower Breakpoints
National Military Manpower Breakpoints
National Military Manpower Breakpoints
Supporters on social media from both sides widely claim that the war is being waged “to the last Ukrainian” or “to the last Russian.” True, looking at the initial manpower strength of both militaries on the eve of the invasion and combining them with some of the more outlandish casualty estimates, it would seem that both militaries have been destroyed several times over. Yet, the same units continue to reappear…as do many new ones. The historical parallel that comes to mind is when Germany accounted for roughly 200 Soviet divisions in 1941; after two months, their intelligence had counted 360.