>>513595826 (OP)The reason we know that's not true is because of all the other lies the Russian government tells. Remembers when Russians falsely claimed 12 million or 10 million Ukrainians left the country? After being called out repeatedly on social media for their dishonesty, I believe Russian forum armies have pared that down to an exaggeration of only 5 million now. Well, here's the problem: Ukraine's current 2025 population (39,115,395) is only 4 million less than it was in 2021 (44,298,640). So a Russian disinformation count of 1.7 million dead would mean only 3.3 million left Ukraine. So which time were the Russians lying, then or now?
Protip: Russians cannot tell the truth about anything.
Inb4: Russian homosexuals attack me for being right.