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[–] solsangraal@lemmy.zip 115 points 3 months ago (2 children)

if you have to source your war machines from DPRK.... you might be losing

[–] rustyfish@lemmy.world 88 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (2 children)

Russia is not loosing. This is just part of the 5D chess Putin is playing. Any minute he will make his master move and conquer Ukraine, destroy NATO and fingerbang your dad. Just wait. You’ll see.

[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 32 points 3 months ago (1 children)
[–] derpgon@programming.dev 31 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Jokes on you, my dad behaves like he is already being fingerbanged by Putler.

[–] crank0271@lemmy.world 3 points 3 months ago (1 children)
[–] derpgon@programming.dev 2 points 3 months ago

As far as I am concerned, neither. He's a lost cause tho.

[–] Maggoty@lemmy.world 31 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (2 children)

That's the problem. This is an old school war. If Russia can keep moving the front lines the correct direction them nothing else matters. I don't say this because I like Russia but because it shows how much more support we need to be giving Ukraine. The manpower difference is something like 4 to 1. The casualty ratio is something like 3 to 1 which is high but within Russian standards. If nothing changes Russia will win this in another few years.

[–] Crashumbc@lemmy.world 15 points 3 months ago (2 children)

There's a lot of truth to that unfortunately. Historically, Russia has shown many times that any number of casualties is acceptable .

[–] CanadaPlus@lemmy.sdf.org 1 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

Historically inaccurate, and if they were sustaining "just" 1 in 4 they're literally run out of guys before Ukraine.

[–] skulblaka@sh.itjust.works 0 points 3 months ago

If all that they have to continue throwing at this war is casualties, Ukraine has already won. Russia may have plenty of meat left but they do not have equipment left. And no war, especially a modern one, is going to be won without equipment and vehicles. Ukraine has NATO support behind them and Russia has... North Korea, maybe China if they're feeling charitable that day.

[–] CanadaPlus@lemmy.sdf.org 5 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (1 children)

I mean, nothing changing is a big ask, on both sides. It's still up in the air, and hinges on the American election more than anything else at this moment.

[–] Maggoty@lemmy.world 5 points 3 months ago

Yeah we're sorry about that. We still don't know how we let our biggest adversary of the last 70 years infiltrate an entire political party.