Russia will build up forces at its western borders following Finland's accession to the U.S.-led NATO alliance, Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu told the governing board of the ministry on Wednesday.
  • @Dreyns@lemmy.ml
    9•11 months ago

    What russia lacks in gear it makes up with cannon fodder and blood. This is how you last a year and a half.

    • ShimmeringKoi [comrade/them]English
      12•11 months ago

      Like every article and interview with Ukranians about the conditions on the battlefield make mention of the RF consistently having an exponential (sometimes 10 to 1) artillery advantage, which also doesn’t gel with the narrative of an unsupplied army on the brink of collapse

    • Flaps [he/him]English
      1•11 months ago

      It’s not the Russians sending waves of recruits into minefields but ok