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Ukraine Sees Risk of Russia Breaking Through Defenses by Summer
(www.bloomberg.com)
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asiatic hordes with extra words to mask the racism and give a little copium to the west.
Right, just imagine just how bad things must be in practice.
The 7:1 claim is insane 😂
I remember when the "counteroffensive" smacked against the Surovikin Line, and Russia MoD posted some numbers for casualties. A navalnite lib I know (from waaaay back) mocked it, smugly asserting that the ratio was greater than the one at Omdurman.
But I guess this 7:1 idea is fine by them
I doubt the Ukranians think the ratio is 7:1. But they've gotta convince western taxpayers it's, in Lindsey Graham's words- the "best money we've ever spent" to keep the MIC money flowing.
Russia has ten times Ukraine’s population though, they COULD lose 7-1 and still grind Ukraine’s population down to forcing a surrender.
Isn't 7 to 1 pretty standard dug in defense numbers?
No, being dug in in a battle where enemy have significant artillery advantage can cause 7 to 1 but the 7 is lost by defenders. Compare for example with US battles on the Pacific, where Japanese were heavily dug but still took many times the losses of attackers despite the attackers using infantry pretty actively and aggressively too.