'Staggering' number of Russian troops killed | General Petraeus

On the topic of the war in Ukraine, General David Petraeus, Former Director of the CIA and Senior US Army Commander, described the Russian death toll as "staggering":
"The UK Ministry of Defence estimated the casualties and the losses in the past week were over 850 per day, which is just staggering. The worst month of the surge in Iraq, we lost 143 coalition men and women and we thought that was for a moment once. So the idea of many, many times that just in a single day, is just again, staggering. To me, to someone who wrote letters of condolence to American's mothers and fathers almost every night that I was privileged to be the commander during the surge in Iraq, the idea of losing over 850 soldiers in a single day is just mind boggling. Really, it's horrific. It is staggering."
General David Petraeus told Carole Walker on Times Radio the west must do everything possible to help Ukraine hold off a Russian offensive:
"The Russians still think that they can out suffer the Ukrainians, the Europeans, and the Americans. And we need to prove them wrong. We need to do everything we can to enable the Ukrainians to hold off this particular offensive, and then to be able in several months to employ the Western tanks and fighting vehicles to conduct their counter offensive, probably in the May - June time frame, to retake if not all that Russia has taken over the course of the last year and perhaps beyond."
The Former Director of the CIA and Senior US Army Commander said Ukraine will inevitably need Western fighter bombers:
"We've got to get to them as quickly as possible and enable the training as quickly as possible on the western tanks, fighting vehicles, wheeled armored, advanced systems, the medium range under 50 kilometer range precision munitions that we're providing for the high mobility until the rocket system, etc. That's to enable the Ukrainian offensive that we anticipate in the May - June timeframe. And then, in the long term, we've got to start thinking now and we are to be fair again, this is a topic of discussion of the ministers, that we are on the road of, inevitable that Ukraine has to go for Western fighter bombers."
"We should recognise the inevitability again, this has to happen. There's no alternative, there aren't any more MiG 29s on the market that we can provide to Ukraine. We need to make that decision to help them down that road, start by training again, pilots and mechanics in particular."
General David Petraeus spoke of the importance of the UK's military on Times Radio, and said the reduction of its capabilities must be addressed:
"The Minister of Defence has raised a very important point. And I think we all should be concerned, given especially that the partnership between the US and the UK military has a component of the special relationship. Having been privileged to command five combat commands over the course of my general answer time alone, the military that was always the most important beyond the US was that of the UK. So it is very significant that the capabilities have been reduced as the Minister has forthrightly noted. And I think it's something that the government obviously has to recognise and address."
On the topic of the Chinese weather balloon shot down over the US, the Former Director of the CIA and Senior US Army Commander said balloons in the sky are not uncommon:
"I think we're discovering that there are vastly more balloons in the sky than we ever realised. The weather services here in the United States launch hundreds, I'm told, as do many others. So I think if nothing else, we're going to get a much better audit of what is floating in the sky. But of course, the first balloon was so massive, so large, I mean, very easily visible to the naked eye, and, frankly, therefore, so blatant, and it really calls into question the process of decision making in China, for carrying out what clearly is a very sensitive, exceedingly provocative and blatant activity. It really raises the question, what is the approval process?"
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[@chronosschiron]

24000 loses a month is not sustainable even to a million man army add there economic situation they admit too of 24 billion or more a month in debt losses

[@chronosschiron]

they are aware they got caught unaware and had to ask my 150 hacker groups in 67 nations for help 20 years back might not need as much help no more

[@therabbitchannel2059]

@@chronosschiron Where do you get your "facts"? Russia has a 100 billion national deficit. US is 31 trillion. So why did BBC say the other day Russian total losses were 14,000? Better vet those facts.

[@chronosschiron]

@@therabbitchannel2059 russia had 141 billion before this war started its now sitting at 224 billion according to there own news agency ffs

[@therabbitchannel2059]

@@chronosschiron which they could pay off now. US 31 trillion. EU economy in tatters. US economy in recession according to standard metric

[@NealX_Gaming]

Petraeus: "The thought of losing 850 soldiers in a single day is just... staggering" Stalin: "Pffff, those are rookie numbers."

[@kaptinfancy]

Stalin: "What are numbers?"

[@claudemaggard7162]

How can anybody even want to be involved in all that. Russians leaders will pay for this abuse there outting on the ukraines and there own people as well. They dint even need to able to live on this planet

[@bobbybob3865]

Stalin and Putin have one thing in common: The loss of Russian soldiers is unimportant to them.

[@davidreidenberg9013]

Right, that was then

[@timonsolus]

In Operation Barbarossa, the Axis invasion of the USSR in 1941 (22 June 1941 to 7 January 1942), Soviet military casualties (dead, wounded, sick, missing and captured) totalled 4,473,820. That makes an average of 22,825 casualties per day, spread over 6 months and 2 weeks. Now that’s what I call ‘staggering’.

[@MrAwsomenoob]

We lost about 7,000 soldiers in Afghanistan and Iraq. There isn't an administration in the Western world that could survive losses like this. The sheer inhumanity of russia and the russian army actually scares me.

[@ghostlightx9005]

It's like fighting some horrific hybrid of Orc, Harkonnen and Sontaran.

[@Acidfox86]

What should scare you, is also the lack of willingness to take losses. If we ever go to war, are we gonna just give up if we get a bloody nose? I’m concerned with my countries willingness to engage if we are needed. Afghanistan and Iraq have done harm to our confidence. I hope we regain in. I always thought we fought the wars too humanely. Gosh I don’t know if that makes sense. I want to have a wider conversation on this.

[@spendor9377]

Think of all the mums and dads crying. Ironic that Putin wouldn’t let his grandson go to Crimea for his summer holiday because he was worried about his safety there.

[@ross.venner]

If you wonder what would come after Russian victory, read the start of of Mitschener' Poland. Russia will set out to eliminate Ukraine's intelligentsia, as it builds up its forces for its next invasion.

[@SuperCrow02]

@@Acidfox86 If it was a war that really mattered to the US, sure we would. Vietnam and Iraq and Afghanistan are not at all similar to Russia's invasion of Ukraine. The lack of willingness to take losses in wars like Iraq is objectively a good thing. The government being liable to the public is objectively a good thing. But for important wars like WW2 the US took hundreds of thousands of casualties and never faltered for a second because it was simply worth it.

[@davidbrunsdon3245]

Whilst, we and I very much wish to see Ukraine prevail - the tragic waste of very young people's lives is profoundly sad. Heartbreakingly sad 😢

[@helveticaification]

Yes - at least the Ukrainians KIA have an understanding of what they are fighting for.

[@probegt75]

Those aren't real people they're cyborgs

[@karnaag]

@Brightfart2 I would imagine very few of these Russian troops are Putin "supporters".

[@toddlange8791]

@Brightfart2 The installed by Obama corrupt Ukrainian govt will not prevail…The good people in the US are less and less in support of this war. Russia will steamroll Ukraine

[@flagmichael]

@Brightfart2 Conscripts are not Putin supporters.

[@ilaser4064]

In 4 days Ruzzia has lost the same amount as was lost by western combatants in Afghanistan in 20 YEARS.

[@natureblank1401]

Source: Ghost of Kyiv novels

[@benjichaser72]

@@natureblank1401 u atleast get paid for trolling?

[@gareth4592]

This is only killed, wounded is usually 3x higher. The Russians are basically having 75k wounded or killed per month. :O

[@3ast3rn3r]

@@natureblank1401 Are you from Russia?

[@seventy18]

Fake news...

[@xijinping4463]

Theres one thing that Putin and the Ukrainian soldiers have in common and that is:they both don’t care how many Russians die😂

[@robitmcclain6107]

Is funny to me, but I don't think your buddy would appreciate your humor.

[@shannonnewman3091]

lol. yep

[@echika3379]

You and you re cronies re happy Ukrainias use as cannon fodder. Wy dont you go there and fight?

[@jetster785]

Very true! 👌

[@willtacoma2ndgen661]

Exactly 🤣🤣

[@dreadpenguinlord340]

"The death of one person is a tragedy, the death of a million people is just how we roll." - Pretty much every Russian leader ever.

[@thedumbguncollector5546]

Completely incompetent

[@thebritishbookworm2649]

Actually every Government.

[@Ridethebomb777]

If your unhappy with it ... go join a convent.

[@thebritishbookworm2649]

@@Ridethebomb777 that's not how a democracy work mate

[@Ridethebomb777]

@@thebritishbookworm2649 Who said anything about living in a democracy ? Do you think you do ? Everything is rigged or controlled for you you .... I've been there, and experienced it.

[@RBYU001]

I don’t get why people are surprised that Russia wages war this way. This is how they’ve always fought wars!!

[@richardjoseph9002]

That must make them very proud of their military 'skills'!

[@TesterAnimal1]

And they STILL haven’t realized that their enemy is behind them!

[@TOMAS-lh4er]

I believe the Russian people will hunt down everyone from Putins regime and DEAL with them after they find out the true number of their sons and husbands that the regime has Murdered in PUTINs war,

[@sulfo4229]

LOL so true

[@damianziokowski8421]

Huh? Whose the enemy?

[@robertjamesonmusic]

@@damianziokowski8421 Putler

[@silversurfer8278]

When they wake up to that fact - then God knows what will happen....

[@haymaker710]

Who ever parked those Leopard tanks did an outstanding job.

[@srelma]

Probably not the same guy who was drifting the tank on a frozen field.

[@marcusfranconium3392]

And then hearing from a buyer i want to test drive the one in the middle.

[@PavolFilek]

UK will get Kh22 soon.

[@rickorr2181]

Those are not Leopard tanks.

[@FinsburyPhil]

@@rickorr2181 Leopard 1s and what looks like AMX-13s

[@dirtydish6642]

Stalingrad tactics on a modern battlefield in the 21st century is what is on display.

[@presidentnotsure9536]

Those wooden guns hurt if they hit you.

[@BenState]

there is no siege.

[@DeathWishMonkey]

If only. The Soviets were good at maneuver warfare in WWII. The infantry assaults that broke lines were followed by sophisticated and powerful armored thrusts. That ain’t what Putin’s guys are doing.

[@timonsolus]

@@DeathWishMonkey: The Soviets only started to become good at maneuver warfare from 1943 onwards (which is also when they started to really benefit from Western Lend Lease supplies, including trucks). In 1941 and 1942 the Soviets were pretty bad at maneuver warfare.

[@peterfromgw4615]

@@timonsolus I agree with your assessment of the Soviets pre-1943.

[@renripari5514]

LONG RANGE HIMARS !!! UKRAINE 🇺🇦 ! KEEP UP YOUR BRAVE WORK !

[@RawandCookedVegan]

One of the difficult aspects of this is you don't just want to hand over advanced weapons without operators and mechanics having the capacity to use them. If this is done without thought you'll just have expensive weaponry being destroyed by the enemy. But the overriding issue is that we, the west, have to speed up our support.

[@InnocentMan99]

We need to be massively ramping up our own production of ammunition and weapons now.

[@glendavis2774]

When it comes to tanks and IFV'S, the training realistically isn't that long. They will become more proficient once they are taught the basics, especially if they have a sufficient number of operators familiar with Russian equipment or even heavy construction equipment.

[@mrmrgaming]

It has been said that they are taking to the new stuff really fast. There is a good reason for this. In the west, we learn at a speed to get better/keep the job, but Ukrainians are learning at the speed of people who will die soon if they don't learn fast. Different motivations will see different learning curves.

[@jvalentine8376]

Large amounts of Ukrainian troops are training right now in several countries on the various new tanks and some other new weapons . They are already experienced tank crews so will pick it up real quick.

[@kevinwilson455]

"The West" is not just giving advanced weapons to Ukraine... Ukrainians are being trained on those systems right now, before they enter the battlefield, in many NATO countries. It will be a month before you see western tanks hitting the frontline.

[@bluecanary9417]

Remember old man Putin saying this before the war “Whoever tries to hinder us, and even more so to create threats for our country, for our people, should know that Russia’s response will be immediate and will lead you to such consequences that you have never experienced in your history.” He makes Baghdad Bob look credible.

[@sacrificeisparadise]

pmopn0

[@nicktechnubyte1184]

From second most powerful army in the world to the second most powerful army in Ukraine 🇺🇦! russian army truly is pathetic

[@Thetequilashooter1]

LOL, I forgot about Baghdad Bob. He’s scott free. Putin won’t be so lucky.

[@peterwallis4602]

Putin the card player bluff,bluff,bluff, I will blow you out of town. Small man big lies

[@whiteprivilege7961]

@@nicktechnubyte1184 a comedian with no navy sunk there best ship the Moskva. Morons .

[@mareka3740]

The whole world can now see that in Russia human life has always been worthless ...

[@Fwdking]

And using that thought of human life being worthless. What about China's nearly 1,000,000 (1m) troops already geared up , ready to go. Then add ppl in China who are still yet to volunteer or the conscripted. The Western World better seed that in their brain and prepare to defend. Start factories moving now in our potential defence.

[@parrsnipps4495]

Its treated as worthless.

[@srelma]

It's strange that the guy who was leading CIA is shocked to find that out. What kind of intelligence about Russia have they been feeding him?

[@Acapulco610]

Consistently so, since the Tsar's day

[@D.Frasure]

They're not worthless but it is true Putin could care less

[@aldorias]

Much appreciated how detailed and clearly he answers the questions with great accuracy to his knowledge without to much speculation.

[@stubromac2711]

It’s the Armageddonist script he’s regurgitating

[@MarkRaymondLuce]

"too much"

[@OldSempreFiVet]

There is nothing better than inventory and urgency, not just to withstand but to withstand with ample amount of weapons and ammunitions for all weapon types in every area.

[@robertturner5848]

You talk sense general. Thanks for your knowledge and perception.

[@MrManny075]

How you come to that? can't you use some common sense? how he come up with that number? he said the british defense, how they come up with that number? are they within the Russian army counting the death? He only can talk sense if his nuetral otherwise what's the point?

[@dioghaltasfoirneartach7258]

@@MrManny075

[@JosephGibson]

@@dioghaltasfoirneartach7258 three fools above me. Oh, and that General is a mouthpiece and I'm trying to think when he has been accurate like our news - and I'm not talking about Wars they were in and supported either!

[@Guillaume2606]

@@MrManny075 Yeah, of course YOU know everything better than a Former Director of the CIA and Senior US Army Commander. How could he know??? He's obviously not as good informed as YOU!!!

[@webstella]

@@Guillaume2606 Ah yes put your faith in the words of a politician... You must be a genius. How many times have you been hoodwinked by used car salesmen?

[@hamesh3474]

Regardless of what side.... it's like watching a really really bad car wrecks.... Thinking of the young people dying....is just mind boggling and so sad thinking of the people left behind...

[@TheHardTruth315]

Have you seen some of the latest Ukrainians killed in Bakhmut? So many look like they are in their late fifties and sixties. It's like all Ukraine is conscripting is very very young men and old men. Most of the fighting age are seemingly already sent to the front, dead or captured. Not a good sign.

[@Waverlyduli]

Only a slippery Russian uses this trick. Someone breaks into your house hits you and kills a family member. Do you start talking about passivity or defend your remaining family and home or do you talk about passivity as the ultimate good. You're just another slippery mini-Pitin, obviously. Slippery Russian.

[@jerryrichardson2799]

This is more forthcoming than most government and media commentary, thank you.

[@roberthaines4221]

Thank you for both the interview and for generating a transcript so we could read along, to understand it all. 👍

[@theress9063]

God bless Ukraine and their heroes.

[@bryandimery6509]

When they say "staggering amount of russian casualties" theyre projecting. Its a horrifying amount of dead ukrainians. So many the genes may have been permanently altered.

[@7ebr830]

🤣 yeah. sure. lol

[@brugnamename6133]

you means like the nazis Victoria Nuland installed in her $3 billion coup in 2014?

[@frankhernandez6883]

Gott ist tot!

[@bryandimery6509]

@@brugnamename6133 There are no nazis. They just use the same symbols from the 1940s, dont like foreigners, outlawed political opposition, newspapers and churches...like most democracies.

[@deecee1522]

Thousands of russians going home in trash bags

[@rv2167]

they don't even bother sending them home

[@Nick-ov8sm]

Waste of a bag 🤷‍♂️

[@whiteprivilege7961]

They don't pic them up they leave there wounded to die and rot . Ukraine cleans up the bodies .

[@B0neTV]

They are also tricked and assigned to separatist units with no paperwork so the Kremlin can avoid responsibility and payments to the troops and families.

[@marviwilson1853]

but each Russian not necessarily in the same bag.

[@lw6001]

Gen. Petraeus is one of few Military Commander's that fully understands the battlefield in Iraq and now Ukraine. Solid leader and awesome strategist. Truly admire his thinking.

[@bpfromowc]

He’s a lizard.

[@Catto1966]

Obviously you’re on drugs the guy is a goose

[@bpfromowc]

@@Catto1966 He’s your classic “non-terrestrial officer”. 🦎

[@paulrevere2379]

@@bpfromowc One of Victor Davis Hanson's "Savior Generals" It's great to see and hear him resurrected so to speak.

[@ClubofInfo-Circulation]

he lost. He is absolutely useless and an idiot

[@dioghaltasfoirneartach7258]

Always great to hear from The General...

[@mjgasiecki]

I shed no tears for the russian soldiers or regular citizens…they support this war and deserve anything coming their way…

[@Themaritimes99]

We should have sympathy for the "poor bloody infantry" of both sides and reserve our vitriol for the political and military leadership of Russia that is spending its people so cheaply for such a foolish objective.

[@shannonnewman3091]

Yep

[@owenb8636]

@James Ford to some extent that's true but many of them also voted for Putin. There were warning signs Putin was like this and they ignored them.

[@TheHookahSmokingCaterpillar]

It's very difficult to judge the degree to which people in russia support the war. You have centuries of tradition of people not questioning the state and being told it's actions were not their concern. I've taught in that part of the world and even getting students to imagine a hypothetical situation where they had influenced over some issue national import and what they might do can be a challenge.

[@Themaritimes99]

@Mario Gmajner I have no doubt many Ukrainians are dying as well. Such is the nature of a fairly stagnant line of contact and artillery duel. I would however be surprised if losses were even. It seems one side holds a higher regard for the lives if it's citizens. You can decide which side I am referring to.

[@eng.luizgustavo8153]

If it were any other democratic country, losses staggering as these would prompt the opposition to quickly assume the government and change the situation. Nevertheless, in autocratic regimes such as Russia's, it seems the dictators are quite happy to send more soldiers to certain death and increase the pressure against any opposition inside. It seems it gives authoritarian leaders the feeling they are more powerful than ever.

[@Agnemons]

In a dictatorship deaths are irrelevant. Unless, of course, it is the death of the dictator.

[@stephenhill545]

If Russia were a democratic country it would be an EU and NATO partner. Boris Yeltsin has a lot to answer for.

[@khiemone]

You forget, Russians have always been known as obedient LEMMINGS!

[@susannahvarietyvideos5660]

@@stephenhill545 Do you really think that nato and e.u is an organization for democracy..? For starter nato is formed to defeat russia and that alone would not qualify russia to be a member of nato and e.u is formed for economic alliance and russia would not qualify for it bec.they don't want russia to developed as they scared that russia could create more powerful weapons and used against bec.of paranoia ...It is nothing to do with real democracy bec.that word is gone along time ago,the dictionary need maybe to redefine the meaning of democracy..Isn't that what they are doing lately? They change the definition of family, woman,inflation etc..Ridiculous..wakeup people..

[@stephenhill545]

@@susannahvarietyvideos5660 your cynicism is a product of your own life experience I guess. Democracy has made life in the west the best that human beings have ever known. Russians would be very happy to have all that, but they don't know how to get there. They think it can be achieved by military conquest, which isn't the way. Ask Finland. As regards NATO, Russia could have joined if it had wanted that, but it wants to expand its territories, which conflicts with the interests of the countries around it. If you examine European history, you will notice that Russia has an unfortunate habit of attacking, annexing and partitioning its neighbours. As it is doing now.

[@ianmcmanus3078]

The sad thing is that Putin's life isn't worth one of these lost lives.

[@geraldlynn1827]

Well said. Absolutely correct. !! Take the head of this snake by any means possible.

[@Mata-Miramar]

Nether is Bidens

[@RobotechLegos]

@@Mata-Miramar “I don’t like egg plants!” In case you are wondering what your train of logic looks like to sane people.

[@Mata-Miramar]

@elguaroebaruta Don't worry bro. I'm used to it. There's always one that goes Baaaaaaa! 🐑

[@RobotechLegos]

@@Mata-Miramar funny how all the people accusing others of being sheep sound alike and think alike and like the same politicians…hmmmm

[@davidh7799]

Putin's military strategy for his army is that it can out suffer Ukraine. How about if he does some of that suffering?

[@chuckkottke]

Send the planes, training, and munitions today. No more delays; delays are deadly. Any missile systems, shells, air surveillance systems, drones, send it all. The US still has major hardware in warehouses, and is ramping up production for 155mm shells.

[@specialagentorange4329]

When are you planning to go fight?

[@cotystiehl7260]

Maybe we could help as we have and let the rest of the world pony up the rest of what they need. That way we could save a little to deal with our own problems like debt, or homelessness...

[@LightWingStudios]

With no training on any of that the weapons are useless.

[@specialagentorange4329]

@Coty Stiehl america last according to sleepy joe

[@mduckernz]

@@specialagentorange4329 Why ask such a thing? The Ukrainians have clearly indicated to us that they will do this for us, in return for being provided the tools to do so

[@Alexander-ef5hb]

Connection was terrible but this was a great interview. I try to stay as informed as I can but he helps explain "why" things are happening the way they are.

[@mikeholgate9930]

Pmsl yeah real trustworthy our governments

[@busterbiloxi3833]

Connection is fine here. Are you in a cave?

[@Dryzark]

@@busterbiloxi3833 The connection between Times Radio and General Petraeus was terrible, causing the latter’s voice to sound absolutely nothing like how it usually does. He sounds like a cross between his normal voice but with a head cold, and Bugs Bunny. In fact, we needn’t consider how different his voice is in this video compared to others - even within the video itself, it varies wildly - sometimes within a single sentence it changes very significantly. Either you think the poor guy caught (and lost!) the flu dozens of times in under an hour… or the connection was bad. Your connection is irrelevant and will not alter the audio stored on KZbin’s servers. Alexander is correct, and your response frankly makes little sense.

[@stevenweikert7062]

@@Dryzark General Petraeus was obviously speaking on a phone. The quality was no worse than any normal phone call. Do you never speak to people using a telephone? Is your hearing so bad that you have trouble understanding what is being said when you do? If so then you should seriously consider getting your hearing checked. I was perfectly capable of hearing what General Petraeus was saying.

[@Dryzark]

@@stevenweikert7062 Literally more than half your comment is about my hearing, and the idea that I was incapable of understanding what was said in the video. Which is not something I said or alluded to anywhere in my three paragraph comment. If you’re just going to put words in my mouth instead of responding to things I actually say, this will be the last time I bother typing a response. If he was using his phone, that was not the issue. It was a problem with their connection. Him using his phone could explain him sounding differently than normal, but not his voice being so inconsistent within a single phone call. Your theory simply isn’t viable.

[@marksauck3399]

One thing about this war and what ever it’s outcome, we are seeing just how much we’ve been over rating Russian military might over the years. Yet some here still hold the opinion that Russia will not lose this war with Ukraine.

[@onlyoneofhiskind]

It's always better to overestimate your enemy.

[@dianedean4170]

Time is of the essence to which our admirable General is clearly outlining. The Russian people are losing their country with all their sons dying for a terrible cause. Once people have lived freely they will not choose slavery and the Ukrainians are demonstrating their beliefs in freedom. Thank you and bless you, General for sharing your knowledge and experience.

[@richardbelusa3833]

Russia did ask to sit down to negotiate before they were rejected and forced into war. Russia never wanted a war. This is all the USA doing.

[@randyhergenrether6914]

General Petraeus always provides a very objective and feasible support formula for the Ukrainian military requirements that NATO and the USA have the ample ability to accommodate.

[@46mrph]

Yes the westcan easily supply what is needed. Apparently the officials know more then anyone and see with what has been sent to evict trespassers. Not going to give equipment to do more then that.

[@valuggel8972]

Doubt they will listen to a dude that has already lost TWO wars for them🤔

[@1k20a]

Remember this guy was able too stop the uprising back during the invasion saved several American lives, unfortunately he was fired because he said the truth about Obama who was president at the time..

[@bluemarlin8138]

@@valuggel8972 The Iraq war was a win. Petraeus was gone long before Afghanistan was over. And that wasn’t a military loss. The government just got tired of throwing money down a hole.

[@robertw1800]

@@bluemarlin8138 The only loss we had in Afghanistan was the way the current administration withdrew.

[@713devereux]

Something that blows me is 850 KIA you generally have two to three times that WIA which would be some where between 1700 to 2500 wounded in a day. I can only imagine that the Russian medical corp has to be at a breaking point.

[@PassivePortfolios]

They don't bother with silly things like field medical care and evacuations to hospitals. They have mobile crematoriums.

[@susanfarley1332]

I saw an interview of a wounded Russian where he said the soldiers have to pay just to get treatment. Bribery and corruption on all levels of Russian life.

[@AWMJoeyjoejoe]

Wounded or disabled servicemen need a lifetime of care. Easier for Russia just to let those men bleed out in a field in Ukraine. I suspect there will be very few WIA on the Russian side.

[@sidneyharris3686]

There is no medical attention for them. That is why the mortality rate is so high!

[@alexanderrobins7497]

@@AWMJoeyjoejoe It is also horrible for morale to see a human mangled from war struggle to do basic tasks in society. Out of sight, out of mind. No horrors of war coming home if you abandon them elsewhere.

[@memofromessex]

Russia have had 188k to 270k casualties and injuries, that's staggering.

[@lancerkind]

Who was the interviewer? She did nice work and has a nice voice. Give her credit in the description.

[@Retro_Rich]

“One death is a tragedy, 850 is a statistic” - Putin, Feb 2023.

[@erniebuchinski3614]

And 850 is a good start . . .

[@vulture7918]

As the joke goes: what do the Russian and Ukraine High Commands have in common? A: Neither cares about large losses of Russian military troops.

[@Jack-wq1hu]

Ok keyboard warrior

[@SerenityMae11]

Awww did jack get triggered by a widdle online post? Poor jack baby 😥

[@organicwest]

Sad that some of them had regular jobs and were just scooped off the street and within days are dead in Ukraine. One old guy was just walking to the store in eastern Russia and was sent directly to the front line on the other side of the country.

[@organicwest]

@@mariogmajner6549 You need to freshen that one up a bit. Wagner has run out of prisoners to send into the grinder perhaps you should enlist in Wagner's army.

[@jons4418]

@@mariogmajner6549 My advice to you comes in two parts: 1. Don’t answer the doorbell. 2. Armenia is lovely this time of year.

[@giovanniv2468]

What a tragic loss of life. Why can't everyone just accept the world the way it is and enjoy life and good relations amongst nations, cultures and religions?

[@erniebuchinski3614]

Maybe run that by Putin and see what he says.

[@nickmcnellis3937]

Too many psychopaths put in position of power.

[@martysmith5260]

As long as humans inhabit the earth, there WILL be wars.

[@aquavelva4927]

In war, China, North Korea, and Iran would have the same disregard for human life as Russia.

[@TheRezro]

Yes. But not better performance. Remember that Russia was considered as more competent one.

[@Dive-Bar-Casanova]

"The death of one person is a tragedy, the death of one million is a statistic" - A Dictator

[@u2-tv899]

🤔 💭 What’s NATO’s main objectives? NATO was developed to fortify unshielded sovereign territorial from constant threats to prevent ongoing WAR in Europe. It wasn’t invented to attack Russia… Russia has been threatening majority of its territorial neighbors; otherwise, Finland 🇫🇮, Sweden 🇸🇪 wouldn’t have considered to join. They know that they can’t afford to go to war against Russia with that small population, military. They have no choice but to protect their people. You’d never understand what they are going through unless you live in a defenseless country…

[@looke3392]

It's funny because people don't actually know if he really said that, it's more like his personality motto than a sentence he said

[@susanfarley1332]

Stalin-- another mass murderer of the Russian people.

[@Acapulco610]

"“Every minute, hundreds of thousands of people die on this earth. The life or death of a hundred, a thousand, tens of thousands of human beings, even our compatriots, means little.” said Vo Nguyen Giap, Commander of the North Vietnamese Army.

[@JessicaIsabelah]

@ least Ukrainians die for their mother-land; whot of the Rus? They die for nothing except for gaining some washing machines & toilet bowls.

[@niksandy7125]

I always liked Patraeus, he’s levelheaded and has the required experience.

[@webstella]

🤣

[@niksandy7125]

@@webstella laugh it up ! As a wise man once said ‘Emojis are the last bastion of those without meaningful words and those who flounder on the periphery of meaningful debate!”- Confucius 404 BC

[@addisonlane1041]

Maybe not so level headed when he shared classified information with the person writing his book with whom he was just happening to have an affair with

[@livingtribunal4110]

Yeah me too. In my 'Favorite Generals of the U.S. Military Ever', he has to be up there, P4P, doesn't he? Patreseus, that’s him...

[@dioghaltasfoirneartach7258]

@@addisonlane1041 Blah blah...he made a mistake. So? Doesn't change the fact that he's brilliant. And...it doesn't change the fact that he'd be the perfect President of The United States of America...

[@tiffanyburr7583]

Imagine the Russian soldiers being sent next week, surely at some point they will question, errrrr…. We’re are the 100k who went last week.

[@MfromGVK]

are those austrian AMX-13 "Kürassier" at @1:55 ?

[@Yetizrach]

Hear hear!! Bless Ukraine, please have a great country afterwards, kindest regards from Poland!

[@mitri5389]

Pols hate everyone 🙄 especially russians. They also have worst language

[@walterthorne4819]

If we support Ukraine winning against Russia then we need to go 100%

[@phillipdavidhaskett7513]

Is that an APDSFS Depleted-U238 round he's loading at index 9:00?

[@gerarddj51]

We should bring this General back. His knowledge is essential.

[@johnallen6945]

They've lost about 40,000 in the 45 days since New Years day. That's almost a thousand a day.

[@thalentekhuluse2829]

And you really believe that??? How many did Ukraine lose? I mean in Bakhmut they are on the back foot but Russia is losing more than them? Does that makes any sense?

[@johnallen6945]

@@thalentekhuluse2829 Yes. Ukraine has the high ground. If you believe one word that comes out of Putin or the Kremlin you are a fool. The Western press doesn't usually lie like Pravda.

[@32143as]

@@johnallen6945 Western press doesn't lie? Are you out of your mind?

[@thalentekhuluse2829]

@@johnallen6945 here is your West media confirming that Ukraine is losing in Bakhmut... But you come here thinking you know better kzbin.info/www/bejne/nIGup4tjbsmohbM

[@himoffthequakeroatbox4320]

To lose 500 might be misfortune. To lose 1000 looks like carelessness.

[@Bigmar98]

Not sure why the showed Austria tanks (mobile arty?) It ain't giving them any. Also, anyone tell me why a crew would be rapid firing sabot rounds? (04:10) wouldn't that take some targeting of supposed tank?

[@shortshortshortcom]

Are those pointy-ended shells being fired in the video armor-piercing?

[@PeterSedesse]

It is even worse for the future of Russia. If they are losing 800 per day, that means they are probably having another 300-500 who are permanently disabled. You are talking about 100,000 young men who will need support for the next 40 years.

[@32143as]

Russia is not losing 800 per day. Ukraine lost 400k men so far

[@Aedeus]

@@32143as the cope is real, have you see the video from Vuhledar.

[@LightWingStudios]

@@32143as Source for those loses?

[@PsyphaX09]

@@LightWingStudios It's always trust me bro source.

[@KevinWarburton-tv2iy]

@@32143as Okay, yet RuZZia can barely advance? There is no way the equivalent of two entire regular UAF Armies destroyed. At start Ukr only had about 300.000-350.000 armed forces including Non-Army formations eg Border Guard, SBU etc They had another 120.000 TDF ...but only 37.000 of those in Combat Units & 10.000-20.000 ILTDU. They had on paper 700.000 reservists though they did lose a chunk of that coz of RuZZ occupations plus they had about 200.000 Civilian Volunteers ...most waitlisted coz UAF had to use resources to refresh/retrain & equip mobilising Reserves. Your source bro? ...Trust Me, Bro?

[@ezOqekuRitusohI]

Russians actually brought parade outfits with them into Ukraine, because they thought they would be parading through Kiev in 72 hours.😂

[@dabbbles]

They thought Stalin was still alive. For him 24 hours would've been enough.

[@mduckernz]

Indeed, this is one of my favourite bits of trivia about the early weeks of the war. Similarly one of their state run news agencies published a “great success!” style of article bragging about how awesome they are that the war is already over and they have taken control, I think 5 days into the war, right as they were getting annihilated in the outskirts of Kyiv 😂 . Clearly it was written in advance and probably automatically scheduled to be published but no one remembered to stop it happening. Embarrassing 😅

[@lauchlanguddy1004]

ego

[@AWMJoeyjoejoe]

They didn't bring enough fuel to get them to Kyiv though. 🤣🤣🤣

[@stephendarlison8140]

They should have taken body bags 😂

[@Jason-pb3zk]

The Orcs are fertilizing the soil with their blood, and i'm loving every minute of it.

[@ThePotentialFailure]

What tanks are those at 1:52?

[@PDLM1221]

And sadly Ukrainians there has been a staggering loss of Ukraine life, and homes . That guy in Russia needs to be stopped and we know he will never serve time or face a trial , I hope no western , wait any country does business with .

[@mitri5389]

Why US started this in Ukraine. it's part of the whole Arab spring uprising regime change. but like someone of your caliber a dolt which is easy manipulated would ever logically come to such conclusions

[@stephenbesley3177]

A battalion a day wiped out. In a modern war that's awful!

[@tinytanks]

what is going on with the audio in this video??

[@ericsarnoski6278]

Thank you General for clearing up the Mig-29 question. I find myself amazed by how much WWII tactics the Russians are still using. Its like a scene out of "Enemy at the Gates" where conscripts are being pushed forward into a hail of artillery fire, only every other soldier is given a weapon , the others get a spare ammo clip. With the NKVD police ( Wagner ) close behind them to shoot anyone that retreats. Insanity !

[@psycho8927]

They arnt lol

[@lauchlanguddy1004]

go research the ferries across the river into Stalingrad.... same. You crossed the river you were dead, it was a one way trip. Similar to Bakmut, was a crown for both sides, like Verdun. It was , in a sense a lose lose, One side was defeated and other exhausted. In the Stalingrad case it held the Germans long enough to raise a massive army to cauldron the Germans, so ...I guess it was a win. At Verdun, French honour was maintained and the germans broke themselves on the cliffs like waves of a storm... effectively destroying a good segment of the army.

[@tomsitzman3952]

This is the same reason my family left Russia in 1892. I grew up in one of the many German' speaking Russian villages in Nebraska. Every family gave the same reason for leaving their farm s and moving halfway around the world, to avoid service in the Russian army.

[@rayjames6096]

Enemy at the Gates was a movie...a movie that wasn't accurate to the battle for Stalingrad. There were no conscripts ordered into battle without weapons.

[@psycho8927]

@@rayjames6096 correct, but that doesn't stop people talking on subjects they no NOTHING about.

[@als1023]

That point blank firing of the 155 in the video will remind old school Vietnam vets of some battles there, firing at the Viet Conhg 600 yards away. Incredible to see it in 2023 Brutal ,,,, Slava Ukraine !!

[@robstone4537]

They are firing anti tank Sabot rounds, not HE so I am wondering if they are even hitting anything.

[@skipperclinton1087]

@@robstone4537: I believe that beehive rounds were outlawed by a convention that was signed by the US.

[@skipperclinton1087]

AI: What I can't figure is when I was offshore in the Tonkin, we were firing 5" with proximity fuses that were originally designed for anti aircraft, but when the FO or an aircraft spotter saw troops in the open we used it for the airburst effects and it was deadly. Works well on troops in trenches, too. At times, the FAC would call it off because the shock wave from the previous round would detonate them too high up. It was called "VT Frag".

[@lauchlanguddy1004]

knew a guy in Nam who was firing artillery over open sights. Similar to 25pounders in Tobruk

[@Joe-ul3gh]

They are firing 6 rounds a minute. Pretty good.

[@markusketonen2412]

I just love it how they have video material of power sliding with a tank and having fun @2:50 while talking about heavy losses both sides are taking

[@Kropsdelen]

whose hardware being shown?

[@willtacoma2ndgen661]

Slava Ukraine 🇺🇦. God protect all the people in Ukraine . God bless protect all the fighters 🙏 .

[@mitri5389]

Slaba muh knoba

[@da_Costa_666]

You’re an idiot. Brainwashed imbecile.

[@adamhall5298]

@@garyjenkinson7189 Yes, even the Azov regiment who as it stands, have massacred less Russophone Ukrainians than the Ruzzian 'liberators'.

[@paulrevere2379]

@@adamhall5298 I'm confident that the Spartans who we remember for their stand at Thermopylae were not all boyscouts, but their deed changed the course of history demonstrating that a totalitarian eastern juggernaught can be opposed by free men. The men who fought at Mariupol did the same for this current generation. It may take 100 years before they get the that rightful recognition they deserve, not for being perfect men, but for exceptional valor, the kind that stands out maybe once in a millennium.

[@stefanyford5742]

Ukrainian people are the most intuitive and versatile people in Europe. They adapt and learn quickly in everything. Give them wings to fly and you'll see who the best fighter pilots in the world are.

[@TonyFontaine1988]

Fake news

[@TheRezro]

@@TonyFontaine1988 They literally win WW2 with weapons from US. Russia is parasite of nation.

[@ojmanl542]

Sure. I believe that Russia is suffering staggering losses, while Ukraine suffers no losses. I take your report as entirely truthful and accurate.

[@davidgellatly1975]

During the 1941 battles on the Russian Front, the Wehrmacht, which was tactically and operationally far more competent than the Russians, was losing between 20-40,000 killed each month. If the Russians are replicating the tactics of the Soviets during WWII (mass, uncoordinated infantry assaults), 850 men per day is entirely plausible and even a low-ball estimate. Accounts from the 1941 battles talk of 500-2,000 dead Russians in a single engagement.

[@Dog.soldier1950]

KIA to WIA ratio is at a minimum 1:2. 850 kia=1700 WIA. It could be far high. The Marines had a 1:13 ratio in Afghanistan

[@larryzigler6812]

Good point

[@PeterSedesse]

But that is thanks to the armor and equipment we are given in the US Army and our fighting tactics value life, and especially medical care for recently wounded. I was a medic in the gulf war, while I was well trained on medical skills, it blew my mind the ' big picture' of how our levels of medical care and hospitals flowed with the front lines. The speed at which a seriously injured soldier on the front line would be in an ER would be faster probably than having a car accident in a suburb of any major city. It honestly shocked me how well planned out and executed it all was. I would guess the russians might even be down to below 1:2, basically if you get injured, you are going to die.

[@larryzigler6812]

@@PeterSedesse Another good point.

[@skipperclinton1087]

Dog: It's closer to 3:1, WIA vs KIA in a conventional war. Afghanistan was unconventional warfare.

[@713devereux]

@@skipperclinton1087 I can imagine that Russian medical corp has to be under a terrible strain if not at a breaking point.

[@andrewc1236]

Russia is losing a generation ... demographically it is killing itself as its population becomes more aged and not enough children coming through

[@natalieturko4808]

Russia has stolen around 16,000 Ukrainian children, to place them in abusive Russian homes to teach them to hate their nationality. It is disgusting, horrifying, and heart-breaking. Ukraine and the West will have to do everything in their power to get them back.

[@stephenhill545]

The grandparents are killing their grandchildren, a Russian said to me once.

[@mduckernz]

That is why they’re stealing so many Ukrainian kids :( making up for their losses

[@zoomeraygun1]

Putin should be tried for war crimes against his own Russian people, just as much as the Ukrainians 😂😂

[@natureblank1401]

@@mduckernz Source: ghost of kyiv novels

[@geoffgreen2105]

"The tactic they have been employing have not been particularly impressive." - Gen. David "Understatement" Petraeus.

[@redgegraves8749]

Yes, the General would be an expert in losing a war.

[@brianserious]

This guy has no bias at all

[@bradjames6748]

Someone needs to buy the general a new microphone

[@roberthaines4221]

It wasn't the mic; it was the transatlantic phone connection

[@davidhanna8470]

Great interview and guest.

[@thruknobulaxii2020]

You ask: _”How should NATO respond?”_ *Bloody quickly!*

[@thornyturtleranch6152]

I have no idea how those artillery can be accurate with it jumping around like that. Each jump should make the strikes hundreds of meters off their mark. If they were completely anchored in the ground and recoiled back into place then I could understand but as is, i just have no clue how it all works.

[@cscirpoli]

The shell has left the barrel long before the recoil causes the unit to jump

[@patrickwest2288]

Thank you for the update 🇺🇦

[@garyddlewis3067]

Glory to Ukraine.

[@mughug9616]

We need to demonstrate to Russia that they cannot 'out suffer' us so China gets the message as well. Looking back at Chinese conflicts in the past it seems like they would try similar tactics.

[@mughug9616]

@@michaelboultinghouse1478 Are you Russian?

[@TmackSD184]

China has no tactics

[@dabuski1]

Early on in the war Poland wanted to provide their Migs to Ukraine as long as they were replaced for their forces. Is this not still a possibility?

[@davidmaly5464]

Already happened... Czech Gripens and pilots are now contracted to fill in the gap until Poland gets their F35

[@RichardStJohn-vv3zw]

Great job for Putin to work a little harder to get replacements. Putin couldn´t care less, plenty more soldiers or civilians called soldiers to come and fight. Slava Ukraini!!!

[@Nick-ov8sm]

Russian army are a joke but with so many sheep to die for putin its making it harder! This isn't how a proper war is fought!!!

[@46mrph]

Point Putin doesn't realize, their not fighting, it's not there fight. Their just trying not to get shot in the back. You see the videos, one tank hits a mine, two more drive right beside it to get disabled also. Of course Russian will say it not true, but video after video is proving it to me. Not words.

[@bonasperry8747]

He’ll be calling the ladies and babuskas soon

[@denisebrown4735]

@@bonasperry8747 wouldn't be a bad idea as I'm sure women would have the sense to not to wage war on a sovereign country in the first place.

[@evabrunson8413]

I so appreciate this interview, as always, the General provides a perspective that is balanced and I must admit a wake up call to Westerner allies. Excellent.

[@ClubofInfo-Circulation]

yes, maybe the West can win this war unlike all the wars we lost, including the ones this general tried to fight

[@gooner72]

The best way to tackle the drones is to deploy the German Gepard, which is a fast firing, radar guided anti aircraft gun system on a tank style chassis, these have worked well so far and now Germany is manufacturing more ammunition for these, which is ideal. What you don't want to use is more expensive SAM systems where missiles are used and this is a waste of these expensive projectiles, cheaper Gepard ammunition is the way forward in tackling these.

[@patrickwest2288]

Bradley's and Stykers are coming very soon 🇺🇦

[@webstella]

Won't change a thing Ukraine will still lose.

[@banned-account]

@@webstella Suppose Ukraine does lose. Okay. Russia loses as well. 0 chance they will wage a war with NATO. Let's hypothetically humor the chance that they did: it would not end well for anyone. It would end even worse for Russia.

[@marthaiyengar8322]

Slava Ukraine

[@da_Costa_666]

💩

[@paullynch8316]

300 thousand dead injured missing Ukrainians it’s all over for the Ukraine 🇺🇦

[@7greyghost]

I don’t think that is too high. If you take into account captured, injured, deserters, and dead. But I would question that figure for every day, it’s more likely those losses are when they attack a well defended Ukrainian lines, and that is not everyday.

[@praizzzeGod]

we all have one thing in common no matter what side you are on we being lied to

[@captainhadd0ck]

Slava Ukraini! 💙 Heroyam slava! 💛

[@brucekliewer2623]

At least this video is current instead of the usual old video being regurgitated.

[@buimiguel7281]

Very interesting comments from former General Petraeus over how to win the war against Russian invaders. GOD BLESS UKRAINE AS WELL AS America.

[@Waverlyduli]

Putin thinks throwing vast numbers of Russian boys on his big funeral pyre and giggling will horrify and impress his adversaries.

[@johnyblamounth9142]

You are delusional

[@Waverlyduli]

@@johnyblamounth9142 Use your Russian name. All you pro-Putin Russians Zs know is how to be performative but are always devoid of intellect: Ignoramuses from an information State

[@urbangraffitii]

Zelensky as well seems to have no regard for those boys he’s sending to their deaths for a war they can’t win.

[@Waverlyduli]

@@urbangraffitii Nice try Russian loopy pretzel. Ukrainians are defending their homeland and families. Russians are enlisting their crazies and crims from jails because they know they have no business being in Ukraine; 500 thousand did a runner last year; others just surrender to Ukrainians at the first opportunity and some even join the Ukrainian side. The wheels are falling off Putin's criminal campaign. You know all this yourself but you're too scared to tell Putin because he'll just shoot a sad pretzel like you because you mean nothing to him. BTW, Ukraine is winning the war and Zelenskyy's an asset you could only dream of having. Slava 🇺🇦 🇺🇦 🇺🇦 🇺🇦 🇺🇦 🇺🇦 🇺🇦 🇺🇦 🇺🇦

[@playlisttarmac]

It is impressively horrible!!!

[@idicula1979]

If war is a thing of momentum, let’s not waste it by denying Ukraine what it needs to take down it Goliath.

[@jamesclayton3388]

"Golden boys and girls we must as chimney sweeps come to dust"

[@rajkumat7856]

Such a staggering loss of human life all because of Putin’s greed and quest for more power.

[@malcolmlaverack6408]

And restoring Russia to the boundaries of the former USSR. I think we are headed for a World War.

[@braxxian]

There is a little more to it that that.

[@barrybrodin7085]

dont forget paranoia

[@s3m4jno5w4d]

Look up Peter Zeihan's analysis. He's a little bit neo con and I'm not sure of some of his assumptions but I think he's pretty on the nose when it comes to Russia

[@TesterAnimal1]

@@braxxian only if you think chemtrails are a thing.

[@veeas11]

2:41 8:10 tactical analysis by one of the highest ranking military officer with years of direct experience also, tank donuts

[@vikstankus1743]

Important analysis by General Petraeus.

[@marczimmerman8524]

God Bless General Petraeus!

[@adamklam1]

4:15 is it normal to be firing at such a low angle and spend no time re-aiming after the whole frame jumps a foot off the ground? are these guys using an artillery piece to do direct fire on enemies closing in? what is going on here?

[@busterbiloxi3833]

Let me explain it you: it's called artillery fire.

[@bacilli3455]

It’s a T-12 100mm Anti-tank gun that is a relict of the early Cold War. Ukraine has tons of them and they’re ineffective against any main battle tanks nowadays so they get mostly used for direct fire or as a crude artillery system.

[@adamklam1]

@@bacilli3455 ahh.. that makes sense.

[@adamklam1]

@@busterbiloxi3833 turns out ...not artillery . but an old AT gun. so we're both wrong! & I learned somtin new. hope you did too.

[@bf61marc35]

Putin and his Russians with their "We can 'out-suffer' Ukraine and the West to ultimate victory" lol

[@ilarirahja2554]

Russian army has never cared much of their own casualties. This is still considered low in their own scope of things. Casualties should be up to thousands per day for a prolonged period of time before it would even register, as a major problem at their top command.