Beaver [she/her]@lemmy.ca to Ukraine@sopuli.xyzEnglish · 2 months agoRussia lacks troops, ammunition for major offensive in Ukraine, NATO official tells Reuterskyivindependent.comexternal-linkmessage-square32fedilinkarrow-up1158arrow-down15
arrow-up1153arrow-down1external-linkRussia lacks troops, ammunition for major offensive in Ukraine, NATO official tells Reuterskyivindependent.comBeaver [she/her]@lemmy.ca to Ukraine@sopuli.xyzEnglish · 2 months agomessage-square32fedilink
minus-squarerandon31415@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up5·2 months agoAs long as Ukraine is supplied weapons, the rule of thumb is that Russia looses as many troops as the pre-war population of the city/place they are trying to take over. So they would need 38 million troops to take over Ukraine.
As long as Ukraine is supplied weapons, the rule of thumb is that Russia looses as many troops as the pre-war population of the city/place they are trying to take over. So they would need 38 million troops to take over Ukraine.