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2024-07-17 Caucasus/Russia/Central Asia

Putin drafts another 150,000 troops into Russian army after losing hundreds of thousands of men in meat grinder war with Ukraine

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Posted by Skidmark 2024-07-17 10:29|| || Front Page|| [11131 views ] Top

#1 A lot of Russian men are illiterate or addicts or obese (sadly this is true of USA, UK, France, etc.) so I'm not sure if the 150k goal was met with men who will make good soldiers.

Posted by Lord Garth 2024-07-17 11:42|| 2024-07-17 11:42|| Front Page Top

#2 Well, prisoners, Nigerians and North Koreans.

Posted by Skidmark 2024-07-17 15:56|| 2024-07-17 15:56|| Front Page Top

#3 ...good soldiers take 2 years to train. Cannon fodder only requires you move them up into fire range. Russian strategy of making their opponent burn through all their ammo.

Posted by Procopius2k 2024-07-17 15:57|| 2024-07-17 15:57|| Front Page Top

#4 More fertilizer.

Posted by Whavick Scourge of the Apes9857 2024-07-17 17:14|| 2024-07-17 17:14|| Front Page Top

Posted by Joy Joe 2024-07-17 18:45|| 2024-07-17 18:45|| Front Page Top

#6 Surprise, you POS! We still recognize you...by the smell

Posted by Frank G 2024-07-17 18:47|| 2024-07-17 18:47|| Front Page Top

#7 ....meanwhile.

Posted by Procopius2k 2024-07-17 20:01|| 2024-07-17 20:01|| Front Page Top

#8 You’re so cute when you’re having fun with your moderator powers Frank G.

Cannon fodder only requires you move them up into fire range. Russian strategy of making their opponent burn through all their ammo.

Darwinian, too: the ones who survive are more likely to be easily trained. A better strategy when the nation has excess population to burn off — much more dangerous to long term survival when the population has already been falling for the better part of a generation.

Posted by trailing wife 2024-07-17 20:02|| 2024-07-17 20:02|| Front Page Top

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