Dude.
Figures for figures, you shall also be aware that the US led coalition’ casualties for the whole 1990 campaign were under 250. While Russians are losing thousands a week.
I will let you digest that.
Figures for figures the Iraqi army had nowhere to launch ambush attacks from from in the open desert and just often gave up. The US coalition also never tried to take any cities, they just drove through the open desert while the air force just hit everything. (In the process loosing 75 aircraft). Then they left without attempting to take any cities or important strategic locations. The Russians also easily swept aside the Ukrainian military in the opening week, the progress slowed down once Russians approached cities, forests, rivers and lakes. Ukrainians then started using ISIS style tactics by hiding amongst civilians.
The situation is different once the enemy is able to hid and ambush, the situation is different once powerful 3rd party countries provide weapons, training and intelligence. Case in point Vietnam, tens of thousands of soldiers dead, over 10,000 aircraft lost. Let’s compare some unmotivated Iraqis, that were proven to be incompetent against Iran, that had mostly equipment from the 1940s, 1950s, and 1960s that had no outside support. Very fair comparison, what is next you will brag how few losses NATO had in Libya, or Granada, maybe Somalia
Also remind everyone the losses Turks incurred taking little Al-Bob. If powerful Turkish military lost that many tanks and APCs in mostly open plains to lightly armored ISIS fighter with no outside support, then a Turkish campaign in a place like Ukraine would cripple its military.
Again let’s see what will happen if ubber strong NATO country faces a military the size of Ukraine, with dozens of foreign countries giving intelligence, weapons and training to said country. Let’s see how NATO country will deal with tanks, artillery, SAMs, MANPADs, ATGMs hidden in or around schools, apartments, stores, residential homes and forests. NATO got a taste of that in Vietnam, Turks got a taste of it in Syria.