I’m just showing these comments I saw earlier, which were interesting. Since it is true, that we’ve been hearing that “Russia is cornered”, since the invasion started. I personally just want this shit to end.

These comments are relating to an article from this week.

I wonder if we will ever know what truly happens on the ground (i.e. when it comes to casualties and many other things)

  • Gay_Tomato [they/them, it/its]@hexbear.netEnglish
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    2 years ago

    Despite having superior equipment and training than the vast majority of the Russian army farquaad-point

    Thank you for debunking yourself mid post to save everyone’s time

    For example, NATO tactics assume no, or very few mines.

    Ukraine is the most heavily mined place on Earth now.

    NATO tactics assume air superiority.

    Ukraine has very few fighter jets, and won’t receive new ones from Western countries for several more months.

    You are correct. Nato does not understand the realities on the ground. Now the Ukrainian army is less trained and has inferior equipment to fight this war then they did at the start and when switch to their “primative” soviet tactics and actually make gains their western masters start pulling out the calipers.

    • bucho@lemmy.oneEnglish
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      2 years ago

      Thank you for debunking yourself mid post to save everyone’s time

      Uh, what? A significant portion of the Russian army at this point is mobilized soldiers with days of training. This is not Western propaganda, unless you’re saying that the Russian milbloggers and Russian posters on Russian telegram channels who say the same things are Western plants.

      Now the Ukrainian army is less trained and has inferior equipment to fight this war then they did at the start

      What? Are you completely out of your gourd? They have vastly superior equipment now than they did at the start. Cluster munitions, Bradleys, Leopards, self-propelled howitzers… The Ukrainians are better prepared to fight this war now than at any point in their history.

      I mean, I know you guys are a lot of tankies, but Jesus. Use your brain.

      • FortifiedAttack [any]@hexbear.netEnglish
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        2 years ago

        This is not Western propaganda, unless you’re saying that the Russian milbloggers and Russian posters on Russian telegram channels who say the same things are Western plants.

        Alright, show us those Russian milbloggers and posters you are referring to, or at least mention them by name.

        What? Are you completely out of your gourd? They have vastly superior equipment now than they did at the start. Cluster munitions, Bradleys, Leopards, self-propelled howitzers… The Ukrainians are better prepared to fight this war now than at any point in their history.

        Yeah I’m sure those 200 Leopard tanks are gonna last them a long time. They’ve made such amazing progress during the last 3 months of counteroffensive, haven’t they?

        Maybe this will come at a surprise to you, but armies are generally better prepared before they grind down their armament and personnel over a gruelling 18 month war. Moreover, you can’t just replace troops like you replace weapons.

        I mean, I know you guys are a lot of tankies, but Jesus. Use your brain.

        Try using your own every once in a while. It helps.

      • GarbageShoot [he/him]@hexbear.netEnglish
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        2 years ago

        How “well-equipped” and “well-trained” they are in a vacuum is trivia compared to how well-equipped and -trained they are for the conflict at hand. It seems undeniable that Russia is functionally much better equipped if they have air superiority on ground covered in mines.