600,000 casualties, next 700,000.
With at least 30,000 casualties a month, but probably closer to 35,000, 700k could be reached by Thanksgiving, but almost certainly by New Year’s day. Thus cause for a grim celebration either of Thanksgiving, or of hopes for the New year.
Alas, for many families in Russia it will be a tragic milestone. Only hope is strong moves towards ending this insanity. I hope the families who are victims of leadership megalomania will have the courage to demand rational action.
“700k (Russian casualties) could be reached by Thanksgiving”
And if these rates are sustained, perhaps 800,000 by the third anniversary of the invasion in February, and a million by this time next year.
This is likely unsustainable, especially combined with the equipment, financial and economic losses.
Putin has to go.
Only hope is strong moves towards ending this insanity. I hope the families who are victims of leadership megalomania will have the courage to demand rational action.
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The war only ends when Putin does. Peace deals are just rearmament times to attack again when a perceived sufficient advantage can be had.
Insane rulers cannot be convinced of anything by sane people, who are seen as trouble makers and to be imprisoned or disposed of.