NATO says 1.3m Russian casualties

Scholar power: 131.4%

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Political science 69%, Public Health 19%, History 12%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 Michael McFaul	73%	36	131.4%

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by Jason Lyall Reposted by Kori Schake

70%

Scholar power: 70.8%

Story's scientific field profile

Political science 69%, Public Health 19%, History 12%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 Jason Lyall	40%	16	48.0%
🎓 Kori Schake	76%	9	22.8%
Total			70.8%

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59.0%

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0.196

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Jason "Red5" Lyall

@jaylyall.bsky.social

Lots of insights here, including:
1. 350k Russian soldiers KIA, more than any post-WWII war
2. Russia advancing only 15-70 *meters* a day during major offensives
3. Payouts for soldier deaths concentrated mostly in the poorest regions like Tuva (25x more likely to die than soldier from Moscow)

Russian army casualties in Ukraine surge

Rising number of men killed or missing in action makes a military breakthrough for Moscow less likely, officials say

www.ft.com

February 11, 2026 at 12:09 AM

by Taras Kuzio

146%

Scholar power: 146.1%

Story's scientific field profile

Political science 69%, Public Health 19%, History 12%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 Taras Kuzio	77%	40	146.1%

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51.0%

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0.193

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Reposted by Kori Schake

22%

Scholar power: 22.8%

Story's scientific field profile

Political science 69%, Public Health 19%, History 12%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 Kori Schake	76%	9	22.8%

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64.0%

19.5 h

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0.082

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Jim Cashel 🇺🇦

@jimcashel.bsky.social

Talk about burying the lede!

“Russia has captured less than 1.5 percent of Ukrainian territory since 2024. [It’s] also estimated that Russian forces suffered about 415,000 dead, wounded and missing last year in battles that were largely focused on the two cities.”

www.nytimes.com/2026/02/10/w...

Russia Nears Capture of Key Ukrainian Towns After Year of Grinding Assaults

www.nytimes.com

February 11, 2026 at 12:26 AM

by Jason Lyall Reposted by Kori Schake

70%

Scholar power: 70.8%

Story's scientific field profile

Political science 69%, Public Health 19%, History 12%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 Jason Lyall	40%	16	48.0%
🎓 Kori Schake	76%	9	22.8%
Total			70.8%

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55.0%

19.8 h

99

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0.173

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Jason "Red5" Lyall

@jaylyall.bsky.social

4. Sign-on bonuses for soldiers = about .5% of Russian GDP
5. Drones thought to account for 70-80% of casualties (tho this seems very high)
6. 90% of new recruits in 2025 simply replaced prior losses
7. Russian Army accepting high casualties to avoid equipment losses (i.e. tanks)

Jason "Red5" Lyall @jaylyall.bsky.social · 19h

Lots of insights here, including:
1. 350k Russian soldiers KIA, more than any post-WWII war
2. Russia advancing only 15-70 *meters* a day during major offensives
3. Payouts for soldier deaths concentrated mostly in the poorest regions like Tuva (25x more likely to die than soldier from Moscow)

Russian army casualties in Ukraine surge

Rising number of men killed or missing in action makes a military breakthrough for Moscow less likely, officials say

www.ft.com

February 11, 2026 at 12:13 AM

by Lawrence Freedman

88%

Scholar power: 88.8%

Story's scientific field profile

Political science 69%, Public Health 19%, History 12%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 Lawrence Freedman	74%	16	88.8%

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46.0%

10.5 h

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0.079

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Reposted by Lithuania

24%

Scholar power: 24.7%

Story's scientific field profile

Political science 69%, Public Health 19%, History 12%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 Lithuania	66%	14	24.7%

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47.0%

12.4 h

39

24.7%

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0.067

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by Volodymyr Ishchenko

44%

Scholar power: 44.4%

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Political science 69%, Public Health 19%, History 12%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 Volodymyr Ishchenko	56%	7	44.4%

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51.0%

9.0 h

1

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0.065

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by Scott Lucas

51%

Scholar power: 51.1%

Story's scientific field profile

Political science 69%, Public Health 19%, History 12%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 Scott Lucas	44%	15	51.1%

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47.0%

11.7 h

11

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0.064

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Scott Lucas

@scottlucas.bsky.social

Toll rises to 3 murdered by #Russia guided bomb strike on Sloviansk in #Donetsk region on Tuesday

Another 18 people wounded across the region

#Ukraine #UkraineWar

Scott Lucas @scottlucas.bsky.social · 11h

#UkraineWar, Day 1,448: #Russia Murders 4, Including 3 Toddlers, Near #Kharkiv

#Ukraine #RussiaWarCrimes

eaworldview.com/2026/02/ukra...

Ukraine War, Day 1,448: Russia Murders 4, Including 3 Toddlers, Near Kharkiv - EA WorldView

4+ civilians, including 3 toddlers, murdered by a Russian strike near Kharkiv city, as Ukraine seeks support for air defense against attacks.

eaworldview.com

February 11, 2026 at 8:19 AM

Reposted by Catriona Seth

8%

Scholar power: 8.8%

Story's scientific field profile

Political science 69%, Public Health 19%, History 12%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 Catriona Seth	36%	6	8.8%

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71.0%

13.1 h

2

8.8%

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0.028

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Hetan Shah

@hetanshah.bsky.social

‘At least 325,000 Russian soldiers have been killed in the conflict, according to the CSIS report, five times greater than in all Russian and Soviet wars combined since the second world war and at a ratio of at least twice Ukraine’s battlefield casualties.’
www.ft.com/content/ce74...