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32. What happened back in an earlier time when men were leaving Russia so they wouldn't be sent to Ukraine?

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Sun May 5, 2024, 05:09 PM

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Russia Relying on 'Mass Over Quality' As Moscow Faces Rising Losses: UK [View all] BumRushDaShow May 4 OP

This has been the traditional Russian strategy for centuries JoseBalow May 4 #1

Yep. If anything, they're true to form. paleotn May 4 #3

"Join Russian Army..." GB_RN May 4 #4

this the first ZERG reference I've seen Layzeebeaver May 5 #18

World War Я ArkansasDemocrat1 May 5 #30

... 2naSalit May 4 #5

Semantics JoseBalow May 4 #6

Hurry up spud, we need fresh meat for the grinder. TheBlackAdder May 5 #31

That is exactly the way that the pushed the Germans out of Russia. Chainfire May 4 #2

I believe they had the same problem in Afghanistan, didn't they. Moral back home caught up to what they LiberalArkie May 5 #23

Another problem with that strategy is that they're still paying for it from WWII Salviati May 5 #29

I wonder which soulless and brain dead propagandist came up with that one Warpy May 4 #7

Think I Saw That One... GB_RN May 4 #8

Another one I saw Warpy May 4 #9

Wow They Hate Their Own People HandmaidsTaleUntold May 4 #10

No way to run a country . . . Aussie105 May 4 #11

But russia wont run out of men before UKR does. Thats the problem. oldsoftie May 5 #22

All that death and destruction for what? IronLionZion May 4 #12

Putin's ego. And the ego of the Russian nationalists. nt oldsoftie May 5 #21

Old Chinese military tactic. . .you'll run out of ammo before we run out of people. AZLD4Candidate May 4 #13

Putin and his blue-wave May 5 #14

It's simple, Pooty said, he'd be taking over Ukraine by chasing out the Nazis in 3 days. SalamanderSleeps May 5 #15

Too bad Putin isn't suffereing the same consequences Nikolai II did after a similar performance in World War I DFW May 5 #16

There are open windows everywhere. SalamanderSleeps May 5 #17

And the Russian Troops will die, or get severely wounded, or will surrender by the tens of thousands Botany May 5 #19

All authoritarian militaries fight this way; commies, dictators, Islamists, you name it oldsoftie May 5 #20

... orangecrush May 5 #34

I'd LOVE to see some of those fields now. oldsoftie May 5 #36

The fields of France orangecrush May 5 #37

anybody really paying attention to the russian military since the soviet collapse knew they were a paper tiger. KG May 5 #24

In a way, he does. BobTheSubgenius May 5 #26

Stalin summed up the Russian approach very succinctly. BobTheSubgenius May 5 #25

The Russian losses are staggering LetMyPeopleVote May 5 #27

When have they not? n/t malthaussen May 5 #28

What happened back in an earlier time when men were leaving Russia so they wouldn't be sent to Ukraine? CarolinaNC May 5 #32

Sunflowers orangecrush May 5 #33

In a mood for memes orangecrush May 5 #35

the Republican congress has facilitated Russia's advances but holding out on funding. maxsolomon May 6 #38

"does Russia have enough cannon fodder to keep up this strategy? probably. " BumRushDaShow May 6 #39

Quantity is a quality of its own. Xolodno May 7 #40