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A former Army Ranger who spent months in Ukraine said fighting there was worse than in Iraq or Afghanistan. "The worst day in Afghanistan and Iraq is a great day in Ukraine," he said. "The worst day in Afghanistan and Iraq is a great day in Ukraine," he said. Bramlette, who was a Green Beret on a counter-Russia mission and an Army Ranger in Iraq and Afghanistan, said fighting in Ukraine had much more unknowns. "If two of them get injured… there's no helicopter coming to get you… shit can go south really, really frickin' quickly.
Persons: , David Bramlette, Bramlette, … there's, Troy Offenbecker, I've, Offenbecker, Jason Mann, Mann Organizations: Army Ranger, Service, Daily, Beret, Army, CNN Locations: Ukraine, Iraq, Afghanistan, Russia
The average life expectancy of a front-line soldier in eastern Ukraine is just 4 hours, says a former US Marine. He said fighting is especially deadly in the war-torn city of Bakhmut, dubbed "the meat grinder." Fighting in Bakhmut is so bad, Offenbecker said, that it's been dubbed "the meat grinder." Bakhmut, which is located in Ukraine's occupied Donetsk region, has been besieged by Russian forces throughout much of the full-scale war. Despite a months-long attempt by Russian forces to encircle the city, Ukrainian troops have provided a stiff defense and have so far prevented the Russians from capturing it.
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