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It always surprises me when calculation is done on a basis of formula that goes something like this. Total population - Casualties = Number

1 million casualties is an absolutely massive number, regardless of your total population. How many of your fellow citizens would you be willing to throw into the meatgrinder until you say “that not ok”?



> How many of your fellow citizens would you be willing to throw into the meatgrinder until you say “that not ok”?

If you are Putin? All of them. So yes, Putin is winning, he hasn't even used up 10% of his army's acceptable losses yet.




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