Friday, February 25, 2022

Day Two of the Russian ‘Military Operation’ in Ukraine — Gilbert Doctorow

Excerpts from Putin and analysis in terms of conditions on the ground.

Gilbert Doctorow — International relations, Russian affairs
Day Two of the Russian ‘Military Operation’ in Ukraine
Gilbert Doctorow
https://gilbertdoctorow.com/2022/02/25/day-two-of-the-russian-military-operation-in-ukraine/

4 comments:

Nebris said...

In the military Doctrine of Force Concentration, it is stated that an attacker needs a Force Ratio of three to one over the defender. Ukraine's armed forces consists of 361,000 troops, so the Russians need over a million military personnel in order to secure its outcome. So far it seems the have only committed to 190,000. This is primary reason why they're being checked everywhere. Secondary considerations are the morale of the respective forces and Russia's so-so logistics.

lastgreek said...

"Secondary considerations are the morale of the respective forces and Russia's so-so logistics."

-- I am a Russian military ship, proposing to put down arms immediately to avoid bloodshed and unjustified deaths. In worst case you will be hit with a bomb strike. Acknowledge.

-- Russian warship, go fuck yourself.

Peter Pan said...

There are 44 million people in Ukraine. Can this reasonably be called a war of conquest?

Nebris said...

'blyat' is a multifunctional vulgarity along the lines of “shit” or “fuck.”

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