You've been listening to too much propaganda. Independent sources calculate 7-13 Ukrainians dead for every Russian dead. Russia has not been engaging in meat wave tactics. Vs. Ukrainians who have done that frequently. Ukraine has long been using press gangs to drag men off the street and throw them onto the front lines with near-zero training to die. Russia has paid a price for sure, but nothing like the price that Ukraine has paid. (On top of the land and industry that they've lost.)
Never rely on mainstream news. Check multiple source. Its okay (and unavoidable) to listen to biased source, but also seek out sources biased the other way. And you can find independent neutral sources if you look.
