[-] Hairypooper@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

Yeahhh that's not how diplomacy works. That's how edgy high school kids would imagine running NATO.

[-] Hairypooper@lemmy.world 0 points 1 year ago

I can't imagine he's someone to strongarm. Nor would it be good for the alliance if members are forced into accepting things they don't want.

I'd imagine he got his desired concessions, or it was mostly just bluster for internal politics.

[-] Hairypooper@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago

Those are unusually low numbers. Did the Ukrainians take a day off? Were the artillery crew preoccupied watching Wimbledon? Or is the Russian army literally out of material?

[-] Hairypooper@lemmy.world 9 points 1 year ago

Likely around 8k-10k in total. So they're likely over 50% attrition on their primary means of warfare.

And keep in mind this is artillery destroyed; they will also have lost a lot of artillery through wear&tear, and have used up artillery pieces as spares for other artillery pieces. Plus they still need sizable reserves for the defense of their massive country.

Russian military is moving towards complete ruin with the war in Ukraine.

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