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2022-06-21 Caucasus/Russia/Central Asia

Lisichansky cauldron for Ukrainian Forces brewing according to the recipe of the Second Chechen campaign

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Posted by badanov 2022-06-21 00:00|| || Front Page|| [3 views ] Top

#1 If this is done according to the Chechen recipe, it will likely have to be tweaked. The Chechens were fighting the Russians with ATGMs and RPG's. The Ukrainians are outgunned, but they do have limited amounts of artillery. And tanks. And fighter jets. And drones. Not to mention an agonizing slow trickle of Western resupply.

The Russians invaded Chechnya with 80,000 men. They fought maybe 8,000 Chechens, and claim losses of about 7,500. In Ukraine, they are literally fighting hundreds of thousands of Ukrainians. I don't envy the Russian armor and infantry. Even if they gain ground, it is likely to be at a very high expense.

Posted by Zhang Fei 2022-06-21 03:13|| 2022-06-21 03:13|| Front Page Top

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