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For comparison, Ukraine's military is quickly replacing its old Soviet junk with more modern (sometimes top of the line!), advanced western weaponry while Russi
by anonAndOn 4y ago
For comparison, Ukraine's military is quickly replacing its old Soviet junk with more modern (sometimes top of the line!), advanced western weaponry while Russia is replenishing its equipment with... even older Soviet junk. Even if Putin is willing to throw more bodies into the meat grinder, the average lifespan of a Russian grunt will diminish at an increasing rate. Russian bodies are piling up faster and faster as WW2 equipment is no match for modern warfare.
- throwoutway 4y agoFor comparison, the Soviet Afghan war had 14.5k killed and 53k wounded over a decade. Western intel estimates 80k total casualties killed & wounded on the Russian side in 6 months in Ukraine.