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fightforfreedom

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Wed Mar 16, 2022, 07:46 AM Mar 2022

If you do the math, Russian ground forces must be taking horrific losses.

Russian forces have now been on the ground for 21 days, in many cases bogged down, sitting ducks, a turkey shoot. Their losses may be worse than what is being reported.

The Ukraine military is still intake, it has grown in size with thousands of volunteers. Tons of weapons have flooded into Ukraine, including tens of thousands of shoulder fired missiles. For 3 weeks the Ukraine military has been attacking in small groups, attacking Russian supply lines that stretch for hundreds of miles, attacking Russian patrols.

We have seen the videos of some of these attacks. We have not seen videos of hundreds of other attacks. The Ukraine military still has some jets and drones that have been bombing Russian troops. The losses from just all the shoulder fired missiles must be staggering.

Russian forces have been there for three weeks and they still haven't surrounded major cities. They have been bombing cities from far range. The reason for this must be because their ground forces are getting their ass kicked and I am glad. Putin knows his ground invasion has failed and he must be looking for a way out. Time will tell.

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If you do the math, Russian ground forces must be taking horrific losses. (Original Post) fightforfreedom Mar 2022 OP
IMHO, the Russian escalation of bombardment DemocraticPatriot Mar 2022 #1

DemocraticPatriot

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1. IMHO, the Russian escalation of bombardment
Wed Mar 16, 2022, 10:42 AM
Mar 2022

is only to strengthen their hand in peace negotiations.


As far as their presumed war aims from the beginning of the invasion go, they have already lost this war.
Some military experts estimate that they cannot continue it much beyond ten days more, from a supply standpoint.



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