>up to 100k civilian casualties Sounds like a blatant propaganda BS for a city with 400k population in regular times. A significant portion of population has l

>up to 100k civilian casualties Sounds like a blatant propaganda BS for a city with 400k population in regular times. A significant portion of population has left the city before fighting reached it and the Russian army has absolutely no incentives to intentionally kill one the most loyal (to them) populations. Well, it's technically true, since any number between 0 and 100k will fit.