No no, I mean just because Ukraine never stated they were “this thing” That joining a western cause is by extension a colonial cause. So the difference to some extent, from Ukraine and From Israel, is saying the quiet part out loud and of course. That Russia can fight back.

To be completely honest I don’t know what I viable source would be. I for sure do not have it from the horses mouth the way I thought I did. I know that I read that number on RT, however, it looks to me like RT might have been running a story from a British source because when I look now I see this one. And unless it’s coming from an officers mouth it’s gonna be hard to defend as a source.

https://www.rt.com/russia/588507-british-estimate-russia-casualties/

Lots of claims from both sides regarding “leaks”

But I suspect that is all just backdoor misdirection and propaganda games.

There is this org that is clearly run by western institutions but they do seem to be intent on providing a counter narrative to the standard American one.

https://www.russiamatters.org/news/russia-ukraine-war-report-card/russia-ukraine-war-report-card-oct-8-2025

Could you point me to information or sources that you trust regarding the conflict? I have found it increasingly difficult to trust anything I hear these days.

According to both Russia and the west, 1 million Russians have died. 100% with you about Gaza. I see the power dynamic differences and I see Israels openness regarding ethnic cleansing and colonization. But being quite about intentions to colonize doesn’t make it less insidious.

Something that always fucks with me about this is that even by Russia’s own admission something like 1 million Russian soldiers have died in the war. Those are WW2 numbers! A million casualties in a modern fight is absolutely insane. And the only reason we don’t call it a genocide is that they are armed and share cultural and blood ties to the people they are fighting. I say that Hamas was fighting for freedom when it did what it did and now an asymmetric power dynamic is leading to their destruction. That has a lot of the same characteristics as how the Russian/Ukrainian conflict started and why it continues. I am devastated by the 400 thousand or more dead now in Gaza. But somehow, for some reason that I can only conclude is, “Well they’re Russian, it’s how they do it.” excuses it as merely war and not “war crimes” True Gaza is a concentration camp and Russia is not. True that Russia is in the fight and not merely “resisting.” which is all the Gaza can do anymore. But Jesus H. 1 MILLION!