Ever more commentators are suggesting that a new round of Russian military aggression in Ukraine is likely in order to secure a Russian-controlled land corridor to Crimea, an action that some analysts say would cost Russia more killed and wounded than it has suffered in any conflict since World War II.
Russia's War Against Ukraine
The Interpreter: A new Russian offensive in Ukraine would be considerable casualty cost for Moscow

Pro-Russian separatist fighters man a checkpoint near the airport of Donetsk on Oct. 20, 2014.