NATO has a vested interest in increasing the number of casualties.
Russia has a vested interest in decreasing the number of casualties.
We will only know the truth years after the event (if ever).
We will only know the truth years after the event (if ever).
The real news in there is the 10k KIA number from Komsomolskaya Pravda..
Even going on the lower bound of the US estimate of 7k KIA, the situation is going to have political implications in Moscow soon if the casualties and lack of movement continue.