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2023-03-13 Caucasus/Russia/Central Asia

Ukrainian Perspective: Invasion of Ukraine: March 12th, 2023

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Posted by badanov 2023-03-13 00:00|| || Front Page|| [11 views ] Top

#1 back of the envelop calc

Russia has, in past 150 days of Battle for Bakhmat, advanced about 16 miles. So that averages about 600 ft per day. In that time they have lost about 30k soldiers or about 200 per day.

That's gaining about 3' for every soldier lost.

Posted by lord garth 2023-03-13 13:38|| 2023-03-13 13:38|| Front Page Top

#2 ^^ This is a knife fight, not a tour of I-10 during rush hour.

Posted by badanov 2023-03-13 20:42|| 2023-03-13 20:42|| Front Page Top

#3 The Thunder Run to Baghdad set a record for yards gained on the ground, but they were not assaulting into prepared positions. A better metric for comparison would be WW1 trench warfare, but with better artillery spotting.

Posted by SteveS 2023-03-13 21:37|| 2023-03-13 21:37|| Front Page Top

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