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In reply to the discussion: Russian Forces Push Deeper Into Northern Ukraine [View all]oldsoftie
(12,880 posts)17. TOTALLY on point; Russia doesnt CARE about losses
And UKR cant keep up with their numbers.
Putin is just betting that UKR runs out of defenders regardless of how many men HE loses. Ww're up to around 400,000 NOW; is there a number that would matter to Putin? 750,000? 1 million? I doubt it
The ONLY chance is for the russian soldiers to start refusing to fight in large numbers. The citizens aren't going to "rise up"
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It's not a generic "Congress" at fault, it's the fucking Russiapublicans in our House.
Hermit-The-Prog
May 13
#14
You're still saying "Congress" when it is specifically Republicans causing the problems.
Hermit-The-Prog
May 13
#24
Russia could send half of their population to this war, it doesn't matter to the government, so losses are irrelevant
tornado34jh
May 13
#13
It's not meaningless if Ukraine's defensive perimeter's for Karkhiv have been breached.
Voltaire2
May 13
#28
Hopefully with the needed weapons and the F-16 fighters they (Ukrainian fighters) and international help
Botany
May 13
#29
An unsustainable Pyrrhic victory to regain ground already lost. Great plan, Moscow.
Torchlight
May 13
#32