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>I hope with you but the force asymmetry is large. But so far they have been doing much better than could have reasonably been expected. It is not that large.
by ivan_gammel 5y ago
>I hope with you but the force asymmetry is large. But so far they have been doing much better than could have reasonably been expected.
It is not that large. I remember an estimate of some strategist that you need 5x more firepower to win a battle in urban environment (cannot find the link, sorry). Even if Russia sends 20-30% of its entire army and national guard to Ukraine, this would mean only a parity with highly motivated defenders. Russia certainly has better equipment and air support, but it may still take a lot of time and casualties will be high.
- jacquesm 5y agoYes, this is pretty accurate. 3:1 to 5:1 against entrenched defenders on home turf. Very frustrating all this. Just one of Putin's entourage showing some courage would deal with this.