The hard, cold fact is that Ukraine is the one that is sending men to die in droves. The stories of desertions and mass defections continue to surface - embarrassingly. But Syrsky and Zelensky remain undeterred in ordering their cannon fodder to hold and die rather than withdraw. They are cruel. One million KIA so far, and the number sonly grow by 1000-2000 a day.

Meanwhile, Mediazona, a neutral reporting agency run by the ANTI-PUTIN members of Pussy Riot (remember them?) and in conjunction with none other than the BBC, report that Russia has only lost 88,726 men in the war so far.

"Mediazona, in collaboration with BBC News Russian service and a team of volunteers, maintains a named list of deceased Russian military personnel. This list is compiled from verified, publicly available sources, including social media posts by family members, local news reports, and official announcements from regional authorities. "

Meanwhile, Russia is getting 30,000 volunteers signing up each month, whereas Ukraine is forced to send out press gangs to grab young men off the streets (we've all seen the videos) and send them into battle with just a few days' training.

Russia's maximum age of conscription is 30, whereas Ukraine is sending old men - the average age of a Ukrainian soldier is now 43.