• Voroxpete@sh.itjust.works
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    7 months ago

    This is not especially devastating. Bragging about killing 3 tanks in 10 days is, frankly, quite pathetic.

    To put that in perspective, if those losses were to continue at that rate, Russia would kill approximately 100 tanks over the next year. In comparison, Russia has lost 1120 tanks in that same time period.

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      7 months ago

      I appreciate that perspective, but the alternative perspective is they lost 10% of all their Abrams. It’s not great news.

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        7 months ago

        It’s not great, no, and Ukraine is really going to struggle without continued support, but it’s still really telling that Russia considers it such an accomplishment.

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          7 months ago

          Absolutely, the real problem is the west is failing to live up to its promises. I hope republicans either develop a conscience or can have their arms twisted into doing the right thing.