More of Russia's soldiers have died in Ukraine — a war Putin thought would be over in days — than in all its wars since World War II combined, new analysis finds

• More Russian soldiers have died fighting in Ukraine than in all of Russia's wars since World War II combined.
• Both sides are fighting "a war of attrition," the Center for Strategic & International Studies said.
• Putin originally thought the war would be over in days, but Russia has failed in its objectives.

More Russian soldiers have died in combat in Ukraine than in all of its wars since World War II combined, a new analysis has revealed.