What is evident from the comments of the likes of Scott Ritter and Colonel Douglas McGregor, both highly experienced and distinguished military men, is how radically what they say conflicts with mainstream media reports on the war. Thus, for example, Ritter estimates Ukrainian losses at eighty thousand killed--a number equal to the total armed forces of the United Kingdom, whereas Western media accepts Ukraine's claim of only eighteen thousand killed. This difference is of profound significance. If Ukraine's claim of 18,000 dead, and assuming ten wounded for every soldier killed, then Ukraine has suffered grievously, but is still well able to continue the battle. But if Ritter is correct, and again assuming ten wounded for every soldier killed, then almost the whole of Ukraine's original army has been nullified. With such discrepancies in reportage, the general public cannot possibly form a realistic idea of what is happening in Ukraine.
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