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Ukrainian intelligence naval drone kills five Russian divers trying to lift it (www.pravda.com.ua)
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[–] grue@lemmy.world 19 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Quote: "There is acute dissatisfaction among the personnel of the Russian fleet based in Novorossiysk over the senseless ‘meat-grinder’ orders from their command to retrieve the Ukrainian naval drone, which led to the elimination of the elite group."

Maybe the next 'elite group' will learn from this and frag their commander instead of following suicidal orders.

[–] SkyezOpen@lemmy.world 18 points 6 days ago (1 children)

With their attrition rate you really gotta wonder if the current qualifications for "elite" groups is anything like they were 3 years ago. They were content to throw waves of VDV troops at the same airfield over and over just for them to get shelled immediately after landing, and that's how the war started

[–] magikmw@piefed.social 10 points 6 days ago

From their effectiveness I'd say VDV looked better in music videos than fought on the battlefield.