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asuga's avatar

As someone who has a family member who is one of the mobilised on the Russian side and very close to that area; Simplicius, you couldn’t be any more correct if you tried.

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KRL's avatar

Here is an example of the pre-written articles that was planned to accompany the "great counteroffence", and is now published despite the events in the real world.

No surprise for us, but rather funny...

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2023/06/09/british-made-tanks-about-to-sweep-putins-conscripts-aside/

"As a former tank commander, I can say one thing for certain: Putin’s demoralised conscripts are utterly unprepared for the shock action now hitting their lines. Ukrainian armoured formations are beginning to meet Russian forces in battle, and they are going to pulverise Russia’s defensive lines. I am confident for one simple reason: Ukraine will follow the Western ideology of manoeuvre warfare in a combined arms context, while the Russians will follow Soviet doctrine, relying on attrition and numbers. The Russians will find that the armour of Western tanks is far more resilient than flesh and bone, they will die....."

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