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It's cartoonist how incompetent the Russian military is. If you'd told me 2 years ago never would I have believed.

by drt5b7j 3y ago

moralestapia 3y ago
And yet, a significant chunk of Ukraine is under their control. So, send more billions maybe? :^)
- _kbh_ 3y ago
  That portion of land wasn’t won for free they lost a lot of troops, vehicles and aircraft and even a handful of boats to do that. They are also losing it slowly piece by piece.
  - moralestapia 3y ago
    >That portion of land wasn’t won for free Sure, but it's war, right? Why would someone assume it was going to be easy/free?
    - clouddrover 3y ago
      That is precisely the assumption Putin made when he launched his invasion of Ukraine. He was wrong.
      - moralestapia 3y ago
        I don't really think he assumed that, only somebody without gray matter would think that war comes without cost. >He was wrong. And yet, he got 18% of Ukraine's land. Doesn't sound like a loss ...
        clouddrover 3y ago
        > I don't really think he assumed that Sure. And is that why they expected a quick victory, only to find their convoy going nowhere and no victory in sight: https://www.rferl.org/a/russia-invasion-ukraine-intelligence-putin/31748594.html https://www.rferl.org/a/russia-invasion-ukraine-intelligence... https://www.reuters.com/world/uk/uk-intelligence-says-russian-advance-kyiv-has-made-little-progress-2022-03-03/ https://www.reuters.com/world/uk/uk-intelligence-says-russia... https://ig.ft.com/russias-war-in-ukraine-mapped/ https://ig.ft.com/russias-war-in-ukraine-mapped/ And is that why Russian soldiers turned up with parade uniforms they never got to wear: https://www.businessinsider.com/ukraine-said-found-russian-parade-uniforms-left-behind-in-kyiv-2022-4?op=1 https://www.businessinsider.com/ukraine-said-found-russian-p... And is that why Russia turned to recruiting prisoners to use as cannon fodder: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/02/13/world/europe/ukraine-russia-prisoners.html https://www.nytimes.com/2023/02/13/world/europe/ukraine-russ... And is that why they enjoyed Prigozhin's rebellion: https://edition.cnn.com/2023/06/23/europe/wagner-prigozhin-criminal-case-explainer-intl/index.html https://edition.cnn.com/2023/06/23/europe/wagner-prigozhin-c... And is that why Russian soldiers are still having a nice time a year and a half in, stuck in a pointless war of choice which has achieved nothing good for anyone: https://www.reuters.com/investigates/special-report/ukraine-crisis-intercepts/ https://www.reuters.com/investigates/special-report/ukraine-... > Doesn't sound like a loss You don't seem to be across any of this.
- drt5b7j 3y ago
  Exactly, if you'd told me 2 years ago that after 2 years the best they did is "a significant chunk of Ukraine" I wouldve thought you're crazy.

It's cartoonist how incompetent the Russian military is. If you'd told me 2 years ago never would I have believed.

moralestapia 3y ago

And yet, a significant chunk of Ukraine is under their control. So, send more billions maybe? :^)

_kbh_ 3y ago
That portion of land wasn’t won for free they lost a lot of troops, vehicles and aircraft and even a handful of boats to do that. They are also losing it slowly piece by piece.
- moralestapia 3y ago
  >That portion of land wasn’t won for free Sure, but it's war, right? Why would someone assume it was going to be easy/free?
  - clouddrover 3y ago
    That is precisely the assumption Putin made when he launched his invasion of Ukraine. He was wrong.
    - moralestapia 3y ago
      I don't really think he assumed that, only somebody without gray matter would think that war comes without cost. >He was wrong. And yet, he got 18% of Ukraine's land. Doesn't sound like a loss ...
      - clouddrover 3y ago
        > I don't really think he assumed that Sure. And is that why they expected a quick victory, only to find their convoy going nowhere and no victory in sight: https://www.rferl.org/a/russia-invasion-ukraine-intelligence-putin/31748594.html https://www.rferl.org/a/russia-invasion-ukraine-intelligence... https://www.reuters.com/world/uk/uk-intelligence-says-russian-advance-kyiv-has-made-little-progress-2022-03-03/ https://www.reuters.com/world/uk/uk-intelligence-says-russia... https://ig.ft.com/russias-war-in-ukraine-mapped/ https://ig.ft.com/russias-war-in-ukraine-mapped/ And is that why Russian soldiers turned up with parade uniforms they never got to wear: https://www.businessinsider.com/ukraine-said-found-russian-parade-uniforms-left-behind-in-kyiv-2022-4?op=1 https://www.businessinsider.com/ukraine-said-found-russian-p... And is that why Russia turned to recruiting prisoners to use as cannon fodder: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/02/13/world/europe/ukraine-russia-prisoners.html https://www.nytimes.com/2023/02/13/world/europe/ukraine-russ... And is that why they enjoyed Prigozhin's rebellion: https://edition.cnn.com/2023/06/23/europe/wagner-prigozhin-criminal-case-explainer-intl/index.html https://edition.cnn.com/2023/06/23/europe/wagner-prigozhin-c... And is that why Russian soldiers are still having a nice time a year and a half in, stuck in a pointless war of choice which has achieved nothing good for anyone: https://www.reuters.com/investigates/special-report/ukraine-crisis-intercepts/ https://www.reuters.com/investigates/special-report/ukraine-... > Doesn't sound like a loss You don't seem to be across any of this.
drt5b7j 3y ago
Exactly, if you'd told me 2 years ago that after 2 years the best they did is "a significant chunk of Ukraine" I wouldve thought you're crazy.