To this day, the Russian forces have lost over 620,000 men and continue to move forward with brutal certainty to 700,000 losses before the new year.

Some Ukrainian soldiers have expressed strong opposition to any peace deal with Russia, warning it could lead to a coup. According to reports from The Washington Post and Lenta, many within Ukraine’s armed forces (VSU) feel that too much blood has been shed to accept any form of negotiated peace that could cede Ukrainian territory to Russia.