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[-] Aidinthel@reddthat.com 38 points 9 months ago

I wonder what the actual condition of the Russian navy is at this point. I heard their ships were generally in poor condition even before the war (those reports of the Moskva's air defense being crippled before it left port, for example), and now they're losing so many trained crew. Last I heard their shipyards were roughly keeping pace with losses in terms of tonnage but you can't just herd conscripts on a ship and expect it to function at all.

[-] clif@lemmy.world 24 points 9 months ago

you can't just herd conscripts on a ship and expect it to function at all.

Sure you can! Whether or not that expectation turns out to be true is another story altogether ...

[-] Aidinthel@reddthat.com 16 points 9 months ago

Okay, you got me there. Maybe Putin actually does think that, in the same way he expected tanks to drive to Kyiv without fuel.

[-] BumbleBeeButt@lemmy.zip 13 points 9 months ago

The narcissist never considers their weakness or risk of failure, they merely blame others for the inevitable outcomes.

[-] Tiptopit@feddit.de 15 points 9 months ago

I mean the Russian navy has a history of being totally inept (https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Tsushima). Some things don't seem to change that much.

[-] Vikthor@lemmy.world 9 points 9 months ago

Indeed, they even managed to lose a naval battle to a landlocked state that didn't exist yet (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Lake_Baikal).

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