The other post here is that Russia has lost 40K troops and is hopelessly losing? It doesn’t take a genius to see something here doesn’t jive.
If you look at the overall pattern it makes sense. At his point Ukrainians seem to be dishing out more than they’re getting. They’ve faced a massive onslaught.
If recent news is correct they’re now on the offensive around Kyiv.
How so? Whether you are winning or losing, high-intensity warfare consumes resources at an incredible rate. Same with the Ukrainian pleas for help. Just because you may be winning strategically doesn't mean a lot of people aren't getting killed, and a lot of infrastructure destroyed.
It doesn’t take a genius to see something here doesn’t jive.
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Sure it does. This is not US and Western ‘kinder, gentler’ warfare; this is medieval kill them all warfare. The purpose of the Russian ground forces is to assesses the positions and strengths of the enemy, not to actually take ground. Heavy losses in equipment and troops are to be expected. That is why the Kremlin can say everything is going according to plan.
Once the enemy positions and civilian populations are located, it is the job of the Russian Artillery detachments and VKF to reduce those areas to well-bounced rubble so that remaining troops can just mob up. If necessary, artillery pieces can be brought into cities and the buildings blasted at point blank range for those reluctant troops and citizens not previously terrorized into leaving.
“It doesn’t take a genius to see something here doesn’t jive.”
What doesn’t jive?
Because you see what you want to see
The Ukraine is losing when they want more aid.
The Ukraine is winning when they want to score propaganda points.
The truth—good luck finding it in the fog of war.