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>>bookof+(OP)
Ah, it would have been nice to get OP's perspective on Russian population counts. They've stayed remarkable stable at 144 million for two decades, even though the fertility rate has been long reported at way below the 2.1 that's considered stabilizing. And I don't think Russia is attracting a lot of inward migration.

>>GCA10+Cz2
And they've recently chewed through > 1 million young men: https://www.dw.com/en/12-million-russian-soldiers-killed-inj...

>>timsch+Xz2
Have you read the article? It's casualties, which includes wounded. Article mentions that about 100-140k are killed, not >1m

>>shushp+mB2
It seems like, in the course of calling out a perceived assumption, you may have made an assumption yourself. I'm aware of the difference between casualties and deaths. My chosen terminology applies equally to both. And I think both are relevant to a number of related stats like lifetime earnings, mental and physical health, family prospects, etc.

War is hell. And I don't think anyone comes out untouched by it. The stats on vets are brutal.