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MR-7 » 07 Feb 2026, 8:08 am » wrote: ↑

07 Feb 2026, 8:08 am

ME: Copilot, please give me a reliable/factual number of Ukraine and Russia casualties

Copilot: Here’s the most reliable, evidence‑based casualty picture available as of early 2026, based strictly on credible sources and not propaganda from either side. 

CSIS (Center for Strategic & International Studies)
One of the most respected, data‑driven defense research institutions.

Russia’s not “winning” anything. They’ve burned through ~1.2 million casualties — the worst losses any major power has taken since WWII — for gains measured in meters, not miles.

Sources: CSIS; multiple Western intel assessments; 19FortyFive analysis.

Ukraine’s taken heavy losses too (~600k), but the ratio tells the story: Russia has a military 4–5× larger and still can’t break Ukraine.

Sources: Global Firepower 2026 comparison; CSIS manpower estimates.

After all that blood and metal, Russia holds ~20% of Ukraine and crawls forward at a pace described as a high‑attrition deadlock.

Sources: CSIS battlefield progress reports; RCSGS territorial control analysis.

Bottom line: Russia isn’t losing territory, but they’re paying a catastrophic price for microscopic gains. That’s not winning — that’s bleeding slowly for bragging rights.

Now, I don't give a RAT's *** about the Ukraine/Russian war. We have our own WAR right here in America. However, I do agree with Copilot. Russia is not winning anything.