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about 55 to 60% are the logistics forces. so what you're talking about truly is the majority of the casualties are coming in the combat forces. so it's even -- it's even worse than you would consider when you start doing the battlefield calculus and the battlefield math. >> seth, in that context, ukraine asks for more weapons from nato and the u.s. obviously has been providing a significant amount of weaponry to ukraine and defensive capabilities as well. but when you look at the incredible losses putin is suffering and then you con textualize it, how does putin see that when it comes to the fundamental choice that he will have to make over what weaponry to use? >> i'm concerned about a couple of different things. one is what we saw in syria with president putin's ally, bashar al assad, which is the use of chemical weapons, to clear
i think one way to con textualize this is to consider that there have been more journalists killed in the last couple years than ever according to cpj's documentation, and more journalists in prison around the world. there's understandably a lot of emphasis on jason's case. he's an american journalist imprisoned in iran but there are about 30 iranian journalists in prison there. iran is one of the world's lead in journalists. president rouhani came into power there promising some kind of reform. it has not taken place. it remains very controlled. >> it is distressing -- the developments in this case are distressing. if you look at them in the broader context, it is even more so. joel simon, great work that you guys are doing. thanks for your time. >> thanks for having me. >> we will have more after the break. assistance is there 24/7. oh dear, i got a flat tire. hmmm. uh... yeah, can you find a take where it's a bit more dramatic on that last line, yeah? yeah i got it right here. someone help me!!! i have a flat tire!!!