and the death toll among russian troops is mounting too. the u.s. estimates the number is about 7,000, but ukraine claims it is double. what is so fascinating about the ukraine claims, mika, because we have talked about this throughout the war, throughout the first 23 days. often reports from the ground are just not reliable. you will have one side underestimating their casualties, overestimating the other side s casualties. what makes you take a second look at ukraine s number of 14,000 is they re actually working with the red cross trying to get what they say are 14,000 bodies my god. back to russia so those bodies can be buried with dignity. it doesn t seem to be a number they re just pulling out of thin air. it is always important for us to remember when we see the numbers, we have seen 5,000, 6,000, 7,000, right now the pentagon will say up to 7,000 russians have been killed. we are always told though that
there is a lot of americans in iraq and ukraine. zelenskyy put out a plea for foreign fighters to join an international legion to help defend ukraine from russian attack. the next day diaz and other americans showed up here at the ukrainian consulate in new york answering the call to defend freedom. ukraine claims 16,000 people from around the world have stepped up. not all are fighters. you have no combat experience. i don t. andrew bennett is a union carpenter from new jersey and also signed papers to go to ukraine. he says he is willing to fight but would also be glad to play a supporting role. these people are suffering. anything they need me to do. i m a big, strong, able-bodied man in the best shape of my life and i can carry people,
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