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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsIt took 10 years in Afghanistan for the Soviet Union to lose 15,000 soldiers
They have lost almost 1/3 of that in less than a week in Ukraine.
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It took 10 years in Afghanistan for the Soviet Union to lose 15,000 soldiers (Original Post)
Quixote1818
Mar 2022
OP
I do not wish to impugn the honor of any Ukrainian officials, but if history tells us anything it is
RockRaven
Mar 2022
#1
Ukraine has a modern military, albeit considerably smaller than Russia's.
Dial H For Hero
Mar 2022
#4
RockRaven
(14,959 posts)1. I do not wish to impugn the honor of any Ukrainian officials, but if history tells us anything it is
that each side in a war overcounts the opponents losses and undercounts their own. Basically every single war. Especially in real time.
relayerbob
(6,544 posts)2. I believe the Defense Department has said
that while they can't be sure, the 4000 number appears to be reasonably close. Certainly, Ukrainian losses are higher than what's being reported
Hoyt
(54,770 posts)3. Don't think conquering Afghanistan was that important. At this point,
Ukraine is likely important enough for Putin to kill a lot of innocent people, including young soldiers.. So far, they havent cut loose with everything except nukes. Latter is not out of question.
Hope a solution is reached.
Dial H For Hero
(2,971 posts)4. Ukraine has a modern military, albeit considerably smaller than Russia's.
Artillery, fighters, tanks, cruise missiles, etc. The Mujahideen in the 1980's...not so much.