574 to Ukraine's 44? Fucking hell; Russia isn't just bleeding, it's hemorrhaging.
At this rate I think all the Ukrainians have to do is stick it out. Russia’s stockpile is a Hell of a lot smaller than it was.
If these numbers are accurate, the last week comes down to a ratio of 43 to 1. If this signifies a trend, then 574 Russian losses over the last two years are indicative of 'the good times' for them... and they may expect that number of losses
again in just the next six months or so.
I'll say it again: Russia has lost this war. Even if Ukraine folds tomorrow and Russia keeps everything it currently holds, this war has wrecked Russia already. Bled it to the bone, burned away what monetary reserves it had, crushed its trade potential, blew away its weapons stockpiles...
And the land they've conquered -- oh, pardon me, "liberated" -- is utterly ruined.
By them. It's not useful, and they won't be able to make it useful again for at least a decade. Probably more.
The American political nonsense that is sharply decreasing the ability to aid Ukraine is foolish as hell, because this is truly the perfect way to harm Russia as much as possible, as quickly as possible, as cheaply as possible, as safely as possible. It's insane not to try and get the maximum bang for your buck out of this
amazing fuck-up by Russia. But regardless... the strategy has already worked. "Fight to the last Ukrainian" has paid off. Russia has wrecked itself at the cost of zero NATO losses, and the soft, pampered European states are
finally taking their NATO obligations a bit more seriously. In fact, NATO has expanded. And Ukraine, formerly an 'in-between', is now 100% anti-Russian.
Nice going, Putin! We should send you a gift basket for all your hard work fostering Western unity!
(Gift basket may or may not contain incendiary device. Traces of radio-active material may be present. Not suitable for people who are allergic to irony.)