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WSHazel

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3. Add thousands to that number

Reply to BootinUp (Original post)

Sat May 9, 2026, 11:26 AM

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Putin is stiffing families on death payouts, so there is an incentive to underreport deaths. Furthermore, Putin has been rumored to be overstating his population for a decade or more. Emigration is a big problem for Russia. Who knows what the real numbers are?

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That war needs only one more dead Russian. Botany Saturday #2

Add thousands to that number WSHazel Saturday #3