Russia to build up forces in west to counter NATO threat - Shoigu (www.reuters.com)

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[-] Dreyns@lemmy.ml 9 points 1 year ago

What russia lacks in gear it makes up with cannon fodder and blood. This is how you last a year and a half.

[-] ShimmeringKoi@hexbear.net 12 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Like every article and interview with Ukranians about the conditions on the battlefield make mention of the RF consistently having an exponential (sometimes 10 to 1) artillery advantage, which also doesn't gel with the narrative of an unsupplied army on the brink of collapse