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Beatlelvr

(749 posts) Thu Mar 3, 2022, 12:32 PM Mar 2022

Okay, I have a stupid question about Russia's attack [View all]

Why the slow convoy heading towards Ukraine's large cities? And a bombing here and there? Not that I advocate for this but, why didn't they just use their airforce and bomb the hell out of Ukraine? Did Putin think the world would consider THAT a bridge too far? So he's doing it slowly and not a flat out assault to end all assaults? Is he trying to minimize the damage because he wants his newly acquired country to not be a bombed out landscape?

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Okay, I have a stupid question about Russia's attack [View all] Beatlelvr Mar 2022 OP

Maintaining a missile defence bubble and not outpacing supply lines (n/t) Spider Jerusalem Mar 2022 #1

Crappy equipment... OneBlueDotS-Carolina Mar 2022 #2

the air force cannot occupy a nation lapfog_1 Mar 2022 #3

Maybe they are low on jet fuel Wicked Blue Mar 2022 #4

Russian Air Force analysis. cachukis Mar 2022 #5

Not a stupid question - you're used to watching the US go to war FBaggins Mar 2022 #6

They don't have the logistics skills or troop morale for sustained operations. The best war toys... dutch777 Mar 2022 #7

Because a modern military operation is very hard. Happy Hoosier Mar 2022 #8

My personal option as a self-certified Internet Military Expert... krispos42 Mar 2022 #9

You would have thought, that with months available to plan, that the guys Chainfire Mar 2022 #10