• Vilian@lemmy.ca
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    1 year ago

    ‘They miscalculated’ can sumarize this entire shit show of ruzzia

    • Alto@kbin.social
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      1 year ago

      Everything about the invasion relied on Ukraine not putting up enough of a fight to warrant support from the west.

      Which was a fair assumption, if they simply ignored the massive amount of work Ukraine put into getting their military into shape since 2014

  • zephyreksOPM
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    1 year ago

    Pushing the Russian Navy out of the Black Sea, even in a limited capacity, should create a route for Ukrainian ships carrying grain.

    It’s a stark reminder of the shift in military doctrine enabled by cheap and easy-to-pilot drones and both parties having robust ISR.