The number of dead will be increasing from both countries involved in the war and that is only natural.The problem is if the west does not give a huge help to Ukraine now,most likely Russia no matter how lost lives can advance as it appears that Putin does not care for the huge number that is going straight to the meat grinder in this war while Ukraine fights in a more pragmatic and smart way as this is their only choice.
What I don't understand from the west is how come they don't let Ukraine strike back deep inside Moscow or at least they have only said to let Ukraine do so lately,this is paramount for Ukraine to have a chance to stop the war,they need to instill terror in Moscow so the Russian people know how it feels and they will come up in protests.
If West already decided to help Ukraine, they should give what is needed for Ukraine, not something what is enough just to defend and keep current positions. But no, West don't want escalation, they want to weaken Russia, but don't want their humiliating defeat. Time doesn't work in favour of Ukraine, war is going for almost 2.5 years and every day of this war costs lives of Ukrainians.
When Ukraine started hitting Russian oil refineries and West were negative about it, their reaction says a lot for me.
Today the official killed / missing in action figure for the Ruzzian army has reached half a million. Figures in war tend to be only estimates, but it is still a dam big estimate.
Even if these numbers isn't accurate and might be far from reality, but when you think, it's crazy how many lives this war took. And for what they went to die? Just because one idiot decided for his own imaginary reasons...
Even if that figure is true - and maybe especially if that figure is true - then the estimate of 6 or 7 dead Ukrainians for every dead Russian holds some water, as well. Ukraine is simply lost. No two ways about it.
Just take any random high number and present it in confident way like it would be fact and maybe someone will believe in it.