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> And the Russian military has gained real battle tested knowledge. Yes, on using human wave attacks, trenches, and cheap Iranian drones. Oh, and at the cost o
by sofixa 1y ago
> And the Russian military has gained real battle tested knowledge.
Yes, on using human wave attacks, trenches, and cheap Iranian drones. Oh, and at the cost of almost all trained troops and modern equipment. Not a very good deal.
> It's been a disaster for the west. The measure of success was Russia weakened and ideally Putin weakened or gone. And instead Russia have shrugged off the sanctions, and Putin is much stronger.
Russia started the war, they are the ones who need to win it. The fact that they are stalled is a win for Ukraine, who are the ones trying to survive. The Russian economy is in shambles (cf. the Broken window fallacy), as are their army, navy and air force. It will take them decades to rearm back to the same level. Putin isn't stronger, really. He entered a quagmire of a war he cannot back out of (will appear weak) nor can he actually win in any way. He's stuck.
> It's also brought Russia/China/Iran/North Korea and wider Brics together.
Are you sure you understand what BRICS is? Everyone using Russia's predicament to get cheap natural resources doesn't mean that e.g. Brazil or India are closer to Russia...
- CapricornNoble 1y ago>Yes, on using human wave attacks, trenches, and cheap Iranian drones. This war is the most recorded in human history. Can you share some videos of these Russian human wave attacks? Can you describe the objective delineating criteria between a normal attack by an infantry battalion or regiment, and a "human wave" attack? Regarding trenches and "cheap" Iranian drones.....should the Russians NOT practice basic principles of force protection/use of fortifications? Should they NOT leverage novel cost-effective munitions to wage war and instead use massively-expensive gold-plated equipment? How is that working out for the US and allies, who can't produce more than ~600 Patriot missiles per year at a cost of ~$4M per missile.....meanwhile Russia is throwing 500 drones and missiles at Ukraine every few days.... BTW, I recommend these vids about "human waves": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FBdASPCBHIw https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FBdASPCBHIw https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2F4akL1AS5w https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2F4akL1AS5w
- drysine 1y ago>cheap Iranian drones You say "cheap" like it's a bad thing.