NutLoose,
I'm not sure those 25,650 (approx. to be confirmed) troop losses are all KIA. I guess this figure is derived from equipment losses (4 per tank, 10 per APC, etc) but I hope (for the humanity) that these crews are not all dead and most manage to flee/surrender...
Also, numerous conscripts poorly trained, not sure how this costed $518,000 to Mother Russia. Or is this the "total life cycle costing" of a human being loss? Just trying to figure out the methodology...