Quote Originally Posted by andy6025 View Post
Not at all! He says that the Russians have been sending wave upon wave of untrained and unarmed troops into battle against the valiant Ukrainian defenders who weep as they mow the hapless Russians down. Given that there’s only one rifle for every 3 Russian soldiers, they have to wait to pick up the rifle of their fallen comrade. The only thing keeping the Russians going are stolen washing machines, anti-retreat forces that shoot deserters and the fact that they’re all souped up on viagra.

Honest injun!
For someone so desperate to "both sides" everything when it suits russian propaganda, you sure leap from one extreme to the other here.

If Russian casualties are light, why are the following statements true:

  1. They started the war with 150k-200k troops in theatre
  2. They have never been able to adequately supply that many for active operations at once, let alone more
  3. They been losing ground (net) since March
  4. This is despite *constantly* attacking prepared defenses, most recently in Bakhmut but that's been the pattern of Russian "tactics" the entire war
  5. They have been recruiting constantly through various means throughout the war
  6. They needed 300k conscripts a few months ago
  7. They are talking about more conscription in the future.


How do those numbers add up to anything less than "Russia has suffered severe casualties in Ukraine".