Why are Ukrainian casualty rates so high?

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The 18th century soldier in the picture is General von Clausewitz, who wrote "On War" which is widely regarded as the first scientific study of war.

In any operation, a defender can expect to lose roughly 2% of their troops per day. An attacker can expect to lose roughly 4%.

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