Lauris024 t1_j6hk9yh wrote
Reply to comment by sutrauboju in Ukraine calls for faster weapons supplies as Russia presses eastern offensive by redcccp
It's absolutely nuts for a modern army to lose 20000 men over some point which isn't even THAT important. Still don't see the problem? Let me put it more clearly - US lost around 7000 men in both, Iraq and Afghanistan war, combined, that lasted many, many years
sutrauboju t1_j6hko9b wrote
US has a better army than Russia is your take on this? Amazing insight tbh.
bombmk t1_j6k4s0i wrote
Question of what makes something "THAT important" is a little complex though.
What from the outside can be seen as a completely Pyrrhic victory can still work on the inside for someone like Putin that will be under increasing pressure to show success. To just give one example.
It could also boost morale all over the front for Russians troops - the effectively makes the cost worthwhile. (I doubt that, but for the sake of example)
And the Russian army does not operate under the same societal sensitivity to losses that the US does. It is still nuts - but that does not mean it cannot work for an orchish horde.
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