Russia has not released statistics regarding its losses. But a Russian defense ministry official claimed that 1351 Russian soldiers have died so far in the conflict and that 38225 had been injured.

The Ukrainian authorities say that over 15,000 Russian soldiers died in conflict. A senior NATO official, however, said that the death toll could be as high as 15,000 or 15,000.

The war could have a number of consequences, including the fact that there will be more Ukrainians harboring animosity towards Russia. Russian attacks on civilian infrastructure — including a children’s hospital and maternity ward, as well as a theater where families were seeking shelter — are widely seen as war crimes by the international community. Russia says it hasn’t targeted civilians.

The mood was summed up by Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Ukrainian President, in March. He stated that “we will never forgive”, “we will forget”, and “we will punish anyone who has committed atrocities during this war against our land.” Before adding, “There will be no quiet spot on the Earth but the grave.”

Russian President Vladimir Putin has extolled Russia’s cultural, linguistic, and historical ties with Ukraine. But he is driving what appears to be an intractable wedge between these two nations.

Kira Rudik (a member of Ukraine’s Parliament) tweeted Monday that Ukrainian homes being set on fire as a result Russian aggressions was “just making us feel more anger”, and another called for $450 billion of reparations from Russia to aid the rebuilding of Ukraine.

Putin has goaded Ukrainians in recent years, reiterating his belief that Ukraine is not “even a state” and that it’s a historical part — and indeed a creation — of Russia, a claim he’s made again in recent weeks.

On the contrary, many Ukrainians have spent the past two decades trying and assert their independence from Russia. They rejected pro-Russian politicians and politics and started not one, but two, dramatic uprisings. In the latter — the Euromaidan revolution — thousands of Ukrainians braved police brutality and violent repression to call for political change, and for Ukraine to join the EU.

This ambition has only deepened under President Zelenskyy, who has asked the EU to fast-track Ukraine’s accession to the bloc, while conceding that Ukraine might never join NATO — one of Moscow’s intended consequences — as it looks to compromise in order to find a peace deal with Russia.

When Russia annexed Crimea, Ukraine in 2014, the international community was accused as slow and ineffective. When Russia annexed Crimea from Ukraine in 2014, the international community was accused of being slow and ineffective. This time around, the West imposed wide-ranging sanctions against key Russian businesses, individuals, and sectors.

Russia’s economy will likely fall into deep recession in the coming year. Institute of International Finance forecasts that Russia’s economic growth will shrink as high as 15% by 2022 due to the war. In a last week note, the Institute of International Finance predicted that Russia’s economy would contract by 3% in 2023.

This war also has accelerated Europe’s shift away from Russian oil imports, which is putting a significant dent on the Russian revenues from its energy exports.

It has also made the $11 billion Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline — designed to bring more Russian gas to Europe (and which the United States, Poland and Ukraine warned would increase the region’s energy insecurity) — redundant, perhaps for good.

EU imports around 45% from Russia each year. In 2021 the EU pledged to cut its Russian gas purchase by two-thirds. Additionally, the European Commission intends to end its Russian purchases before 2030. Meanwhile, the U.S. will be supplying its own natural gas to the region. This transition will be difficult, though.

We know Europe became far too dependent upon Russia, and we are very sorry for that. [for energy]Germany in particular, however, changing energy sources takes time. It’s not something that you do over night,” Fred Kempe of the Atlantic Council said to CNBC. He said, “An Energy Transition is a transition” and that oil and gas are needed during this time.