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2026-06-09 09:24 UTC

This is how I understand what you are saying: I'm neutral. I just think that if Russia causes any casualties, it is either by accident or because there was a legitimate military target nearby. But if Ukraine target civilians - it's on purpose. Will do when I have time. You either have it or not, otherwise your so-called facts based on nothing. To me thinking that the conflict after the coup in 2014 caused more casualties than a full-blow war is absolutely ridiculous. there is no comparing these strikes on specific targets to the complete villages This is correct. But you previously said that casualties caused by Russia are anecdotal, so I assumed you mean that outside of the west people don’t feel the war.

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@Bloomcole@lemmy.world 2026-06-09 10:38

This is how I understand what you are saying You understand wrong. It’s not what I ‘think’, it’s the empirical overwhelming evidence that forms an objective opinion, even if you don’t like it. You either have it or not, otherwise your so-called facts based on nothing The numbers after 2022 change over time since it’s still going on. Obviously the pre-2022 was higher for a considerable time. Maybe now the post-2022 have indeed caught up and you are right. The reported casualties make no distinction between what side they are from and even then they vary depending on who reports them. This is correct. But you previously said that casualties caused by Russia are anecdotal, so I assumed you mean that outside of the west people don’t feel the war. You probably ment outside of the west east people don’t feel the war. I never said that, again the destruction and casualties are obviously much higher closer to the frontline. That is in the east. And of course they would feel it in the west. But for the 3rd time, it’s in no way comparable. And civilian casualty numbers are very limited considering the firepower used. I don’t see ‘refugees’ here going back on holidays to their homes (if it’s even there), unlike the ones from the west.

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