Comments by "David Macmillan" (@daydays12) on "Pentagon Asked To Confirm The Death Toll Of Russian Troops Killed In Ukraine" video.

  1. It was Russia that reneged on the Minsk agreements. Mr Zelensky was not President of Ukraine at that time. @Nauda999 
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  2. Yes they did. The journalist said the New York Times said 70000 Ukrainian losses.
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  3. Well replied. Sane, thoughtful and full of information. @war_nao9215 
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  4. Well said. Thank you for that @war_nao9215 
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  5. Very true. The US's help to Ukraine represents only 1.2 % of the Federal Budget. @war_nao9215 
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  6. That figure seems rather high! The US lost about 400000 military in the entire WW2 against Germany and Japan from December 1941 to August 1945 . That is 3 years and 8 months in Europe, Asia and the Pacific. The Russian war on Ukraine ( a limited conflict ) has lasted 1 year and 6 months.
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  7. It is not "world" population that counts. This is a localised conflict. Ukraine with a population if 38 million ( but millions of them are refugees) and the Russian Federation with a population of about 149 million. A long way from billions. Many of the weapons used are similar to those in WW2 except for drones and the longer range missiles with which Russia targets mainly civilians. In your original comment you asserted that 400000 Ukrainian soldiers have been killed ( not injured or lost). I repeat that that number seems extraordinarily high especially given that the active soldiers ( 200000) together with reserves ( not involved in the fighting yet) - (250000) is about 450000. @TheBobsays 
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  8. The journalist quoted the figure of Ukrainian deaths given by the New York Times as 70000.
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  9. The US aid to the Ukraine represents just 1.2% of the Federal Budget... and the USA doesn't do any fighting or lose any lives.
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  10. How exactly do you propose obtaining reliable figures from either side?
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  11. That figure seems rather high! The US lost about 400000 military in the entire WW2 against Germany and Japan from December 1941 to August 1945 . That is 3 years and 8 months in Europe, Asia and the Pacific. The Russian war on Ukraine ( a limited conflict ) has lasted 1 year and 6 months.
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