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I've read that the whole strategy was to use it to bleed Russia.
by api 3y ago
I've read that the whole strategy was to use it to bleed Russia.
- hef19898 3y agoKind of the same idea the USSR applied during the defence of Stalingrad.
- lisasays 3y agoIronically enough.
- Someone 3y agoI think that was different. Both Hitler and Stalin were emotionally obsessed with the idea of controlling Stalingrad at all cost and didn’t think rationally about it. The argument here is that Russia is in the same boat, but Ukraine is acting rational and think this is the place where they have the best odds at winning the war. The ratio of “their losses” versus “our losses” is better for them than they can get elsewhere, and at the rate of progress Russia made, they won’t run out of land soon. Of course, whether they’re right isn’t 100% certain. From what I read, Russia is losing relatively more inexperienced soldiers than Ukraine, and those are relatively easy to replace.
- fauxpause_ 3y agoYep. They’ve been very transparent about it.
- wsc981 3y agoHow many more young men does Ukraine have to expend in this war?
- realPubkey 3y agoAbout 800000