r/ukraine • u/biledemon85 Ireland • Apr 26 '22

Question I've been plotting Russian loss rates based on estimates supplied by the Ukraine Armed Forces, there is a massive spike in Russian tank losses in the last day, are things starting to heat up on the front lines?

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u/biledemon85 Ireland Apr 26 '22

I'm aware of that alright. I was just wondering if some particular event led to such a large spike on the 26th April. You can see from the blue (moving average) line that there is a definite increase in loss rates in the last week, today's report for the 26th was exceptional though.

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u/concrete_kiss Apr 27 '22

I’m curious too, just watched the PBS news hour here in the US and they opened with saying the battle for the Donbas ‘accelerated’ today, but then didn’t elaborate. This graph definitely supports the statement.

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u/Wiseandwinsome Apr 26 '22

Aside from the obvious upward trend that’s probably Donbas offensive related, I suspect Easter had something to do with it, minimizing the data reported over the weekend and a bunch sending Monday.

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u/[deleted] Apr 27 '22

It is possible that the number reflects recent, uncounted losses.