Nick Mordowanec – NewsWeek Aug 24, 2022
A top Russian military official said Wednesday that his nation has “deliberately” slowed aggression against Ukrainian forces due to what he claims is the avoidance of additional civilian casualties in the war that began with Russia’s invasion on February 24.
Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu made the comments in front of other defense ministers during a meeting of the China-led Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) in Uzbekistan, The Moscow Times reported, with Shoigu adding that Russia strictly observes “the norms of humanitarian law.”
His words come as Russian forces have encountered stronger-than-expected response from Ukrainian fighters, lacking major military victories since overtaking the cities of Severodonetsk and Lysychansk in early summer.
“Of course this slows down the pace of the offensive,” Shoigu said.
Russian casualties—injuries and deaths—combined have been estimated to be between 70,000 and 80,000, according to the Pentagon.
The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) recorded 13,477 civilian casualties in Ukraine—5,587 deaths and 7,890 injured—through August 21.
The number includes 7,620 casualties (3,317 killed, 4,303 injured) in the Donetsk and Luhansk regions and 1,475 (302 killed, 1,173 injured) in Russian-controlled territory containing their armed forces and affiliated armed groups.
“Most of the civilian casualties recorded were caused by the use of explosive weapons with wide-area effects, including shelling from heavy artillery, multiple launch rocket systems, missiles and air strikes,” OHCHR reported, adding that actual figures are likely “considerably higher.”
“Russian casualties—injuries and deaths—combined have been estimated to be between 70,000 and 80,000, according to the Pentagon.”
Ha ha, ((( they ))) wish. LOL
It is not an invasion. It is a UN legal Special Military Operation (SMO). The Russians have lost no more than 17,000 men.
Horse Manure.
Anyone with basic logic skills realizes protracted wars kill far more goyim.
I read somewhere Rootin Tootin Pootin from his new Mansion used 2 percent of his military for this undertaking.
Honest truthful people not “connected” (to the mafia of those who do nothing- kosher banksters and real estate parasites) … I’m talking Hitler here… they invented something called Blitzkrieg for a reason.
The vast majority of citizensm living under bolshevik hell, then celebrated.
Who could possibly buy this premise?
Yeah right, more Commie propaganda… tell it to the thousands of Ukrainian civilians that have been slain, that Antifa Russia wants to ‘save civilian lives’…lol..Tell it to the mayor of Mariupol who stated over 20,000 citizens were killed. The incompetent Commies have to rationalize why after 6 months they still haven’t conquered the inferior armed Ukrainians yet…
Interesting to note that the Prime Minister of Russia ‘Mikhail Mishustin’ is a Jew too. Aside from Putin (Jew) how many other Russian cabinet members are Jewish or of Jewish descent?? More research must be done. From the few other cabinet members photos I’ve seen such as Elvira Nabiullina (head of Russia’s Central Bank); Anton Siluanov (Minister of Finance) Sergei Shoigu (Minister Defense) Sergei Lavrov (Min. Foreign Affairs) they all look Semitic or Jewish…Thus more proof substantiating that both sides (NATO/Antifa Russia) are managed by the same transnational cartel of Jewish Cryptocrats, coordinating the war to exterminate the white nationalist masses of Ukrainians…
In any war goals are re-evaluated , Russia never thought Europeans would be so stupid as to destroy themselves but here we are. Once Russia has its Russian speakers under protection then the shutters will come down and Europe will implode. At one time the jews had to bribe with bags of shekels now all it takes is a bag of cookies.
I did some more digging Rixon…check out the Semitic head on this corpulent Jewish freak in the Russian government: ‘Maksut Shadayev’. (type name in search engine to view images) Guess what he’s the minister of? Communications & Mass Media? lol ..Just like in the West the Jews make sure they control the mass media…
I understand the Russian thinking, but they are still giving the West what it needs the most – time.
The longer they wait, the more provocations the West will stage around Kaliningrad and in the Baltics. Terrorism (so-called ‘dissidents’) in Russia itself will increase, causing internal political problems. The Russians need to push harder and wind this up sooner rather than later.