• slaacaa@lemmy.world
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    3 days ago

    I think not even the CIA predicted the effectiveness of drones and javelins against old armor. Without modern defenses, they are just sitting (or slowly moving) ducks. Add to this the corruption in the military, causing lack of maintenance and missing parts, plus the gaps in skills and training of their soldiers.

    We are maybe 1-2 years away from the Russian military collapsing, if it weren’t for the orange clown.

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      3 days ago

      Even modern armor without active countermeasures like Trophy seem like they could be just as vulnerable to drones. Especially to top attacks.

    • CanadaPlus@lemmy.sdf.org
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      2 days ago

      I said 15 months or less to hyperinflation somewhere yesterday. In that case, they could theoretically start conscription and grind Ukraine down that way, or start selling big ticket things like territory in exchange for help, but political capacity to enforce that is a serious question.