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1. LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864} (lnxw48a1)'s status on Saturday, 20-Aug-2022 05:39:17 UTC LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}

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   Apparently, this is just routine exercises (occurring since 2009), but I never heard about them before today. https://www.newsweek.com/china-joining-military-exercise-russia-vostok-security-threats-1734589 [www newsweek com]
   
   Coming during a time of enhanced tensions, people are drawing ominous conclusions.
   • LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864} (lnxw48a1)'s status on Saturday, 20-Aug-2022 05:49:11 UTC LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}

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     > Russian fighters in Ukraine are being killed or wounded at high rates, with some estimates between 70,000 and 80,000
     
     That's both killed and wounded, but that's a huge number considering that not all of #Russia's military is even involved in the #Ukraine invasion.
     
     As a comparison, the #USSR suffered 15,000 deaths in its 10 year war in Afghanistan. ( See https://www.britannica.com/event/Soviet-invasion-of-Afghanistan ).