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minus-squareRapidcreek@lemmy.worldOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up16·7 months agoThat’s more than all the post 1945 Russian conflicts combined. Putin is not paying attention to his butcher’s bill.
minus-squaregAlienLifeform@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up23·7 months agoNobody places less value on Russian life than Russian leadership, from the Tsars onward
minus-squarelocke@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·7 months agoIn a 100% offensive war. Sadly, Russia can take the loss of people, so these zergling tactics can still continue pretty far into the future.
minus-squareAlto@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up4·7 months agoAre you implying that the Russians have been in defensive wars since 45?
minus-squarelocke@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·edit-27 months agoI’m in fact implying (not very clearly, admittedly) that Russia has had no defensive wars after 45.
That’s more than all the post 1945 Russian conflicts combined. Putin is not paying attention to his butcher’s bill.
Nobody places less value on Russian life than Russian leadership, from the Tsars onward
In a 100% offensive war. Sadly, Russia can take the loss of people, so these zergling tactics can still continue pretty far into the future.
Are you implying that the Russians have been in defensive wars since 45?
I’m in fact implying (not very clearly, admittedly) that Russia has had no defensive wars after 45.