On the russian side for sure. Your assumption implicates that Putin is holding back which i find unlikely due do him having to hire soldiers from NK to defend his own territory.
OHCHR estimates that between 14,200 and 14,400 people, including civilians and military personnel, were killed in relation to the conflict from April 14, 2014, to December 31, 2021. Of them, at least 3,400 were civilians.
Was it worth it?
Of course not but you would have to adress this to russia as they started the war and are responsible for the horrible loss of human life, both of soldiers and civilians, as well as destruction of thousands of homes.
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Was it worth it?