I agree that the 600K figure is a mis-read of the article; however:

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According to figures from Ukraine's General Staff, Russia has lost 217,440 troops since Jan. 1, 2025.

The discrepancy tallies with Western analysis of Russia's staggering losses.

"They lose somewhere in the ballpark of 35,000 to 45,000 people per month, and perhaps they recruit a little bit north of that number," George Barros, Russia team lead at the Institute for the Study of War (ISW), told the Kyiv Independent earlier this month.

  

I am generally inclined to believe Ukraine’s official figures of over 1 million dead, injured or captured Russian soldiers so far in this “3 day special military operation”.

I agree with each and every point that you’ve made above, however I disagree with your original statement that Iran is a paper tiger.

A paper tiger would have crumpled already under that level of sustained pressure. For better or worse (and I would definitely argue the latter), Iran is far tougher than we in the West tend to give them credit for.

We can only hope, and to add Putin’s name to that list.

Based AF Symmetry: Poland 🇵🇱 and Indonesia 🇮🇩

Fuck me, that’s somehow creepier than it has any right to be.