[BenLurkin]

Even if they are not flush with armor and artillery, a one million man army has got to be hard to push back. Once the Ukrainians had committed to defending major cities maybe the Russians would have been wise to bypass those cities and trap the Ukrainians forces in them?

Maybe focus instead on securing as many crossing over the Dnieper as possible while taking possession of as much infrastructure (dams, power plants, farms) as possible? Cut off the food, water, and utilities and let the million riflemen of the Ukrainian army starve in the dark?

[buwaya]

But they didnt deploy a 1,000,000 man army. They went in with 200,000 at most. A totally inadequate force for the length of front they have ended up with.

They seem to have difficulties actually mobilizing that 1,000,000, probably because most of them are conscripts doing their 1-year enlistments.

[buwaya]

Sorry, I misunderstood. I thought you meant the Russian army. I agree with you. At this time I think the Ukrainians outnumber those Russians actually in-country, maybe by a lot.