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[-] electrogamerman@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago

Was Russia not expecting a lot of rich countries to give weapons to Ukraine?

[-] ours@lemmy.film 10 points 1 year ago

They had planned for Ukraine to be taken in a matter of days. Take Kyiv, replace the government with their own puppet, and done. So much for that plan when they find themselves targetted by drones, a short-lived military coup, tank and infantry warfare against NATO gear, and the rest of this mess. Imploding Russia's credibility as a military power.

[-] TheBlue22@lemmy.world 10 points 1 year ago

I don't know what they were expecting.

They got too high on their own propaganda and copium supply

[-] Duamerthrax@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago

After Georgia and Crimea, probably not. A Yes Man advisor probably got asked about invasion scenarios and told Putin what he wanted to hear.

this post was submitted on 26 Aug 2023
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