Count their losses: Russia casualties hit 1m
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The Economist
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🗓️ 5 June 2025
⏱️ 21 minutes
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Summary
As the number of Russian dead and injured in Ukraine reaches a grim milestone, what do these losses signify about Vladimir Putin’s strategy? Though misinformation is growing, the armies of fact-checkers are shrinking, forcing them to assess which lies may do the most harm (7:42). And why cheese rolling could become a protected item of British heritage (14:38).
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| 1:05.7 | It's not just the sheer magnitude of online misinformation that boggles the mind. |
| 1:12.2 | It's the rate of increase. |
| 1:18.6 | Yet the number of people and projects to tame it all is only shrinking. So those that are left are having to get more clever. And I have to say, I thought this one was a practical joke. |
| 1:25.6 | Our correspondent went to Gloucestershire to find out why throwing a giant cheese down a hill |
| 1:30.3 | could soon be recognised as an item of protected British heritage. First up, though. The Kerch Bridge, connecting occupied Crimea to Russia is a symbol of Vladimir Putin's expansionist ambitions. |
| 2:00.7 | This week, a Ukrainian bomb tore through its foundations. |
| 2:04.8 | That followed another devastating raid, |
| 2:07.5 | as Ukrainian drones hit Russian airfields and destroyed dozens of warplanes. |
| 2:12.6 | Baja, good health of Ukrainians, |
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