larry johnson explores some of the propaganda inherent in our wars. dead soldiers and wounded; 

 

The NY Times published an outrageous article on Wednesday that perpetuates the myth that Ukraine is inflicting massive casualties on Russia. I suppose this is just another part of the propaganda game to deceive the US public about Ukraine’s chances to prevail in the war with Russia. Let’s start with the NY Times ridiculous assertions:

Russian Casualties: Estimated at over 1.1 million total (killed and wounded) since the full-scale invasion began in February 2022. Russia is losing soldiers at a high rate but continues to replenish forces through recruitment and convicts. Russian Killed in Action (KIA): Approximately 350,000 – 400,000.

Ukrainian Casualties: Estimated at around 400,000–500,000 total (killed and wounded). Ukraine’s losses have been severe, particularly in 2025–2026, due to Russian artillery and drone superiority. Ukrainian Killed in Action (KIA): Approximately 180,000 – 220,000.

This is utter nonsense. Let’s start with the Russian/Ukrainian exchange of soldiers bodies. The exchanges have had two distinct phases. Starting in March 2022, the Russians and Ukrainians did informal, small-scale repatriations, which continued intermittently through 2022, 2023, and 2024. The exchanges were facilitated by the International Committee of the Red Cross as one of the very few working humanitarian channels between the two sides even after diplomatic ties were severed............more..........