Although Bagramyan found it acceptable to sustain heavy casualties (as did all the commanders of the Red Army), he was disturbed with the immense loss of life his forces were sustaining.
Iako je Bagramjan smatrao prihvatljivim da trpi teške gubitke (kao i svi zapovjednici Crvene armije), bio je uznemiren s ogromnim gubitkom života kojeg su trpjele njegove snage.