one of the largest aerial assaults of the war
only killed 4 people
how is russia this bad at war?
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Should probably mention they were civilians in the headline.
Makes it seem like these were just normal combatants otherwise.
Ukraine are doing so well when you consider Russia has thrown so much at them in one go that you can say it’s one of the largest aerial assaults of the war, and it only kills around 4 people and injures dozens.
That’s a massive waste of resources for so little gain. If that was 2 years ago the outcome would likely be very different.
A sign hopefully that the tide has turned. Fuck Russia.
Kinda freaking me out. There were WWII battles, and about any other war you care to name, where thousands were killed on the winning side and it was considered a victory, and not phyrric victory.
You got me thinking! If that's the best they can do, well, they seem to be fucked.
I wish NATO\Europe had stepped up to bat and wiped Russia's war machine off the map two years ago. Fuck is wrong with them? Just going to sit back, let the Russians take lessons on modern warfare and rearm? They're coming for you next. Head. Out of ass. Yesterday.
I think they’re trying to stretch their economy and man power as much as possible.
Also their hands are tied. The good guys don’t strike first….usually. I think that’s why Russia is antagonising them all at the moment trying to get them to strike back and justify everything.
But they can’t sustain a war economy without results especially when they’re suffering the effects (gas for the people) without being invaded. I think Putin wants to be invaded so he can get conscription and popular support (everyone defends their homeland) like Ukraine does.
without being invaded
Kursk region says hiii. There, Russia got conflicted because they both wanted to agitate people over it, but also wanted to downplay it for less reputational losses - and not get their ongoing offensive elsewhere compromised. That's where unprecedented North Korean participation occured. Not only it was on the table, it was prefered over full commitment, with all new problems it means. Why that's the case is an open question, my guess even if someone wants that, already weakened economy won't survive the amount of wear supporting more soldiers means. And, besides, the current slow grind won't be an option after that commitment - they either start winning, and fast, or it would be perceived as a total failure - and something tells me they know adding more unenthusiastic bodies won't help that much on the battlefield where what they need is not as much as manpower, but ammunition, drones, vehicles for troops already deployed. Rounds of donations and volunteering exist on both sides, and without succesful militarization of economy it's hard to imagine. What they do now is slow compensation of falling buying ability of the rouble - just today there were news of signing an order of autumn recruitment campaign (18-30, supposedly not on the frontlines) - and a 20 -> 22% rise in taxes applied to personal wages for legally employed individuals. I'd probably wait to see some more active preparations if they have planned some drastic expansion of armed troops. This can't be done overnight.