One Russian soldier fighting near Avdiivka recently said his unit started their assault with 70 people—and lost 56 of them.

  • nevemsenki@lemmy.world
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    11 months ago

    Thing is, Avdiivka is still slowly falling, similar to Bakhmut which the UAF could not retake in the end. And as long as they make creeping progress, russians don’t mind disproportionate casualties. Adding in the fact that GOP may cause the US to completely drop support in 2024, I don’t see much to be positive about.

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      11 months ago

      Sure, but they are losing so incredibly much. If they keep doing this for another year, they will have exhausted the massive Soviet vehicle stockpiles. For a few km of gains.