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The war caused between 70 and 85 million deaths (3% of the world’s population) and untold numbers of seriously wounded.<ref>[https://worldpopulationreview.com/country-rankings/world-war-two-casualties-by-country World War II Casualties by Country 2024], worldpopulationreview.com </ref> People of the Soviet Union and China accounted for half of deaths. The Chinese lost between 15-20 million, or about 3-4% of its population. The Soviets lost 16-18 million civilians, and 9-11 million soldiers (14% of its population). A similar number were seriously wounded. In the Soviet Union 70,000 villages, 1,710 towns and 4.7 million houses were destroyed. Of the 15 republics of the Soviet Union, the [[Russian Federation]] lost 12.7% of its population: 14 million, just over half were civilians. Ukraine lost nearly seven million, over five million civilians; a total of 16.3% of its population. The U.S. lost just 12,000 civilians, 407,300 military or 1/3 of one percent of its population.

The war caused between 70 and 85 million deaths (3% of the world’s population) and untold numbers of seriously wounded.<ref>[https://worldpopulationreview.com/country-rankings/world-war-two-casualties-by-country World War II Casualties by Country 2024], worldpopulationreview.com </ref> People of the Soviet Union and China accounted for half of deaths. The Chinese lost between 15-20 million, or about 3-4% of its population. The Soviets lost 16-18 million civilians, and 9-11 million soldiers (14% of its population). A similar number were seriously wounded. In the Soviet Union 70,000 villages, 1,710 towns and 4.7 million houses were destroyed. Of the 15 republics of the Soviet Union, the [[Russian Federation]] lost 12.7% of its population: 14 million, just over half were civilians. Ukraine lost nearly seven million, over five million civilians; a total of 16.3% of its population. The U.S. lost just 12,000 civilians, 407,300 military or 1/3 of one percent of its population.

In Ukraine, there were more [[civilian]]s killed than in other country because Hitlerite Nazis and [[Banderist]] Ukrainian fascists specifically targeted civilian [[Jew]]s, [[Poles]] and ethnic [[Russian]]s. [[Stepan Bandera]], who declared an independent Ukraine state when the Nazis invaded, fought with [[German Nazi]]s as leader of the [[Organization of Ukrainian Nationalists]]. As the Nazi armies were pushed back and the [[Red Army]] advanced, many Ukrainian Nazis did not retreat with the Germans and continued killing Russians and Jews. The war continued for years with the Ukrainian Nazis receiving [[covert]] [[CIA]] assistance since the CIA's founding in 1947 (see [[Operation Nightingale]]). After the U.S.-backed [[Maidan coup]] in 2014, Bandera was declared a national hero of Ukraine.

In Ukraine, there were more [[civilian]]s killed than in other country. Hitlerite Germans and [[Banderist]] Ukrainian fascists specifically targeted civilian [[Jew]]s, [[Poles]] and ethnic [[Russian]]s. [[Stepan Bandera]], leader of the [[Organization of Ukrainian Nationalists]], declared an independent Ukraine state when the Nazis invaded and his sizeable forces fought with the [[German Nazi]]s. As the [[Red Army]] advanced and Nazi armies were pushed back many Ukrainian Nazis did not retreat with the Germans and continued killing Russians and Jews. The war continued for years with the Ukrainian Nazis receiving [[covert]] [[CIA]] assistance since the CIA's founding in 1947 (see [[Operation Nightingale]]). After the U.S.-backed [[Maidan coup]] in 2014 and [[fascist]]s resumed power, Bandera was declared a national hero of Ukraine.

===Collaborators vs operatives in rescue===

===Collaborators vs operatives in rescue===