took Americans 6 weeks to take Baghdad against Iraq. the force quality imbalance there was even higher, abrams and apaches vs t-72s. dont buy into the memes that this should have been over in 2 days.
If Russia was fucking up as bad as they say, wouldnt Ukraine need to arm every male 18-60, foreign fighters, "situation desperate" and etc.
Russia may also be trying to be careful about destroying civilian stuff. There has been a huge effort to paint it otherwise but if you consider there is a narrative that Ukraine has armed all its civilians to attack and then is complaining if Russia fights civilians and considering that stray bombs will hit buildings in any war, there has not been a lot of legit looking damage to civilian areas. In fact much of the early propaganda about bombs hitting Kiev seems to have been all fake.
We are making an assumption that Putin really wanted to 'take' all of Ukraine. If the country does not want you, occupation is expensive and possibly not worth it, USSR found that out and maybe Putin learned that lesson. Maybe he just wanted Donbas and Crimea and to bitch slap all the Ukrainian militia on the border with an attempt to end the 8 years of shelling that have been going on at the border.
i think the first bullet is what they WANT us to believe. so if shit seriously does hit the fan with them, they'll unleashed and people would be shocked.
its a combination between second and third bullet. but they wont go "full all in assault" because they arent looking to do that to the country. they dont want to destroy it, as many many people are claiming. and they aren't even using their advanced weapons or even new stuff for this mission. THAT is very apparent. you have seen no new tanks or anything here. so that would be pretty smart if they were just trashing the old lol.
its the age old art of war "appear strong when you are weak, appear weak when you are strong"
that is exactly what russia is doing here. its pretty obvious by now
The Russians have taken a lot of ground, and surrounded the Ukrainian strongholds.
Also the Ukrainian government has mandated 18-60 year olds to stay in the country and have handed out rifles to them. That is a sign of a defeated or soon to be defeated military.
i cant tell if your hyperbole is an attempt to call the presented news about banning fighting aged males from leaving and the handing out of weapons to citizens as false or it is an attempt to mock me for presenting them.
you would think on a sub called "conspiracies" the users would be up to speed on the news presented to them. Its a simple google search, yes even google, to see the Ukrainian government has forbade fighting age males up to 60 years old from leaving the country.
The handing out rifles to civilians is a separate issue. The government isnt forcing citizens to fight, just yet. They are handing out rifles to those who want them, for now. Again, another easy internet search.
That is if you believe this whole thing isnt just fake/gay theatre though. The above is what is presented to the public.
There is a diff between old equipment and equipment that does not work. If these tanks had good maintenance, they may work just fine for the job and also may be easier to operate. I could see that maybe Putin felt no need to spend money on new tanks if the old ones worked, he'd just save his money for other projects.
The Germans knew they were losing the war because their victories kept getting closer and closer to Berlin.
Russia is getting "curbstomped by Ukraine" but they keep taking territory and towns
took Americans 6 weeks to take Baghdad against Iraq. the force quality imbalance there was even higher, abrams and apaches vs t-72s. dont buy into the memes that this should have been over in 2 days.
If Russia was fucking up as bad as they say, wouldnt Ukraine need to arm every male 18-60, foreign fighters, "situation desperate" and etc.
Russia may also be trying to be careful about destroying civilian stuff. There has been a huge effort to paint it otherwise but if you consider there is a narrative that Ukraine has armed all its civilians to attack and then is complaining if Russia fights civilians and considering that stray bombs will hit buildings in any war, there has not been a lot of legit looking damage to civilian areas. In fact much of the early propaganda about bombs hitting Kiev seems to have been all fake.
i hope you realize they aren't even using a quarter of their military potential right? o.O
We are making an assumption that Putin really wanted to 'take' all of Ukraine. If the country does not want you, occupation is expensive and possibly not worth it, USSR found that out and maybe Putin learned that lesson. Maybe he just wanted Donbas and Crimea and to bitch slap all the Ukrainian militia on the border with an attempt to end the 8 years of shelling that have been going on at the border.
i think the first bullet is what they WANT us to believe. so if shit seriously does hit the fan with them, they'll unleashed and people would be shocked.
its a combination between second and third bullet. but they wont go "full all in assault" because they arent looking to do that to the country. they dont want to destroy it, as many many people are claiming. and they aren't even using their advanced weapons or even new stuff for this mission. THAT is very apparent. you have seen no new tanks or anything here. so that would be pretty smart if they were just trashing the old lol.
its the age old art of war "appear strong when you are weak, appear weak when you are strong"
that is exactly what russia is doing here. its pretty obvious by now
The Russians have taken a lot of ground, and surrounded the Ukrainian strongholds.
Also the Ukrainian government has mandated 18-60 year olds to stay in the country and have handed out rifles to them. That is a sign of a defeated or soon to be defeated military.
i heard that babies are now sniping russians from the WOMB. glory to ukraine!
i cant tell if your hyperbole is an attempt to call the presented news about banning fighting aged males from leaving and the handing out of weapons to citizens as false or it is an attempt to mock me for presenting them.
im mocking the news with the ukraine bonerific shit show -_-
Exactly ...
you would think on a sub called "conspiracies" the users would be up to speed on the news presented to them. Its a simple google search, yes even google, to see the Ukrainian government has forbade fighting age males up to 60 years old from leaving the country.
The handing out rifles to civilians is a separate issue. The government isnt forcing citizens to fight, just yet. They are handing out rifles to those who want them, for now. Again, another easy internet search.
That is if you believe this whole thing isnt just fake/gay theatre though. The above is what is presented to the public.
here you go dipshit:
Ukraine bans 18-60 year olds from leaving
Ukraine calls on citizens to fight
ukraine's zelensky is a scumbag
It's true.
Bruh this info has been all over the news and is not in dispute.
Ukrainian MAMs attempting to flee encounter a police checkpoint
There is a diff between old equipment and equipment that does not work. If these tanks had good maintenance, they may work just fine for the job and also may be easier to operate. I could see that maybe Putin felt no need to spend money on new tanks if the old ones worked, he'd just save his money for other projects.
nah. tanks are old school shit. they gotta get rid of it somehow xD