Don, I was fascinated by that 2:1 KIA:Wounded ratio you mentioned so I clicked on the link. I think it may be the wrong one. It's about the fighting in Pokrovsk - still going on amazingly - but it makes no mention of that ratio.
If that ratio is accurate then it has to be the highest in modern warfare. I cannot think of anything close to it. It used to be considered that 1:3 was horrific, particularly since so many Russian milbloggers have reported units taking 90% or higher casualties.
Reading elsewhere, one reason is because of the precision of the drone strikes. Another contributing factor is that Russia doesn't place an emphasis on medical evacuation. If they can't reach the rear on their own then they stay in the field. Ukrainians have said they've never seen a single Russian medical evacuation with a UGV. Part of that is linked with the loss of Starlink. Radio waves and ground terrain don't mix and fiber optic cables for ground drones don't work.
Still, even if Russia had the capability, I'm not convinced they would use it.
Don, I was fascinated by that 2:1 KIA:Wounded ratio you mentioned so I clicked on the link. I think it may be the wrong one. It's about the fighting in Pokrovsk - still going on amazingly - but it makes no mention of that ratio.
If that ratio is accurate then it has to be the highest in modern warfare. I cannot think of anything close to it. It used to be considered that 1:3 was horrific, particularly since so many Russian milbloggers have reported units taking 90% or higher casualties.
Dang. It was a 7th Corps statement, too. It's repeated here indirectly.
https://x.com/JulianRoepcke/status/2043583060998770855?lang=en
Reading elsewhere, one reason is because of the precision of the drone strikes. Another contributing factor is that Russia doesn't place an emphasis on medical evacuation. If they can't reach the rear on their own then they stay in the field. Ukrainians have said they've never seen a single Russian medical evacuation with a UGV. Part of that is linked with the loss of Starlink. Radio waves and ground terrain don't mix and fiber optic cables for ground drones don't work.
Still, even if Russia had the capability, I'm not convinced they would use it.