despite some problems and setbacks. — Baden
"According to Ukrainian presidential adviser Oleksiy Arestovych, Russia has destroyed most of Ukraine’s defence industry." — Baden
I wouldn't trust war commanders any more than micromanaging dictators with saving lives. But I don't have clear evidence of Putin micromanaging, anyhow. If you do, send it on. — Baden
Unfortunately, I don't expect a country whose defence industry has been destroyed to be able to put up a decent fight for much longer in the face of a much stronger enemy, regardless of how many arms we give them. It would be like expecting Mexico to be able to hold off the US. — Baden
Here's evidence for that point from the mouth of a Ukrainian presidential adviser. — Baden
A NATO estimate concludes that between 7,000 and 15,000 Russians have been killed in action; total losses (including injuries, captures, and desertions) reach as high as 40,000. Seven Russian generals have been reported killed in the fighting. The military analysis site Oryx has documented massive materiel losses ranging from 362 destroyed tanks to 73 destroyed aircraft (including fixed-wing, unmanned, and helicopters).
So how is that good news, or even newsworthy, except as Russian propaganda? — Wayfarer
The US military is monitoring. They can't detect a war commander. That indicates that the Russian troops are being directed from Moscow. That would explain why they keep doing stupid things like pulling a vessel into an unsecured dock only to have it blown up by Ukraine. — frank
Unfortunately, I don't expect a country whose defence industry has been destroyed to be able to put up a decent fight for much longer — Baden
So Russia will take Kiev soon? Or go home without doing that? I'm sure you can imagine what will happen if it's the latter. — frank
All warfare is based on deception.
- Call of Duty (or maybe Sun Tzu. idk!) — Outlander
But, once we get verified, good data, then we may say with more confidence, how much of this went as planned and how much of it was a surprise. — Manuel
No, I'm asking you about what so far appears to be your support of acting in bad faith. — baker
Hence, maybe the Russians learned from that and it's better to not kill the leader of the country you're invading so that there's possibility of legitimate peace terms. If you kill the recognised legitimate leader, you have have no one to negotiate with that both internal and external actors will largely recognise as legitimate. — boethius
That's quite a stretch and not relevant here. Taking these two territories "only', would have been much less deadlier than a full scale war. — Manuel
Fighting continued through the summer of 2014, and by August 2014, the Ukrainian "Anti-Terrorist Operation" was able to vastly shrink the territory under the control of the pro-Russian forces, and came close to regaining control of the Russo-Ukrainian border.[57] In response to the deteriorating situation in the Donbas, Russia abandoned what has been called its "hybrid war" approach, and began a conventional invasion of the region.[57][58] As a result of the Russian invasion, DPR and LPR insurgents regained much of the territory they had lost during the Ukrainian government's preceding military offensive.[59] Only this Russian intervention prevented an immediate Ukrainian resolution to the conflict.[60][61][62] — Wikipedia
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