• Lucius_Sweet@lemmy.world
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    2 hours ago

    Ukraine has not yet started conscripting those under 24, Russia is not killing enough Ukrainian soldiers for this to be necessary and at current attrition rates it is unlikely.

    shoving them into the front lines with a gun in their backs

    Loving the projection here, Russia does this daily. Good old Soviet doctrine!

    man infantry positions with robots.

    I’d rather a robot blow up than a Ukrainian hero. The robots are also doing a better job than the untrained, toothless Russian meat being fed to the grinder.

    Overall in 2026 it is the Ukrainians who have taken the most ground. It is starting to look like it is Russia who has the manpower problem.

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      Good old Soviet doctrine!

      Lol you got everything you think you know about Russia from watching Enemy at the Gates and you think you know more about it’s military tactics than the people studying them.

      I’d rather a robot blow up than a Ukrainian hero

      I’d rather have the manpower to actually hold positions rather than having to leave robots laying around to be easily jammed, flanked and captured but that’s just me.

      untrained, toothless Russian meat being fed to the grinder.

      Nevermind, you clearly got your delusions straight from Joseph Goebbels. Hey remember when you guys were swearing up and down that Russian troops were fighting with shovels and had never seen washing machines, paved roads or toilets? Remember when you guys were calling them orcs? Remember then ten different times when Russia was totally, definitely about to run out of ammo and collapse? Good times, it sure was fun watching you guys learn nothing.

      Overall in 2026 it is the Ukrainians who have taken the most ground. It is starting to look like it is Russia who has the manpower problem.

      Uh huh, and what color is the sky in your realty? How many videos are there of the Russian military kidnapping struggling uncs to be used as cannon fodder for a nazi government that’s banned elections? Can you find even one?

      I refer you again to:

      Winning armies don’t need to do Volksturm or man infantry positions with robots.

      Let’s make this fun: You save my username, and I’ll save yours. If Russia loses, I’ll write a big mea culpa post in the community of your choice admitting I was wrong. If Ukraine loses, you’ll do the same. How bout it?

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      By the way, these robots they’re using don’t have arms. They can’t reload themselves.

      If the robots can’t reload themselves, and they’re the only units there, what does that tell you about the expectations of the people using them?

      It tells you that they do not expect to hold the position long enough for reloading to become an issue.