Posted on 08/21/2023 8:52:24 AM PDT by canuck_conservative
Ukrainian strikes on Russian rear areas are "demonstrably degrading" the morale of Russian forces in Ukraine, and this "could threaten the stability of Russian defenses on multiple critical areas of the front," the ISW said....
The ISW said morale issues can quickly intensify and spread among Russian frontline units if one unit under pressure breaks, which in turn could "spread panic" and "significantly reduce the combat effectiveness of other Russian forces."
"A broken Russian frontline unit would threaten the integrity of other frontline defenses, and such a break in the Russian frontline would provide a vulnerability that Ukrainian forces could exploit," the think tank added, assessing that Moscow's forces likely lack the necessary reserves to rotate out or quickly replace a broken unit, making the preservation of morale in front-line units imperative....
In a post on Telegram, Alexander Khodakovsky, commander of the Russian-backed "Vostok" battalion, acknowledged that his troops can't win, shortly after his forces were pushed out of Urozhaine in the Donetsk region.
"Can we win Ukraine militarily? Now and in the near future, no," Khodakovsky said...
(Excerpt) Read more at newsweek.com ...
Banal and unserious replies from a banal and unserious poster.
Hack is paying him a compliment. He’s just another senile globalist warmongering troll/keyboard kommando koward. JimRob should’ve cleaned out the barn last year. The horse$hit from these loons is piled up to the ceiling.
Nice try, kid.
“So is the annexation of the Crimea, and no one did anything about that.”
Well, that seems to be in the works. However, its success is debatable.
So, are you okay with “Might Makes Right,” and the laws be damned? If you are, you will welcome the anarchy and barbarism that follows.
So, are you okay with “Might Makes Right,” and the laws be damned? If you are, you will welcome the anarchy and barbarism that follows.
No, that is rather presumptuous. I’m just being realistic. I’m pointing out we didn’t go to war with every power that did bad things. That is not an endorsement.
“No, that is rather presumptuous.”
No, it wasn’t presumptuous: It was a question. Had I been presumptuous I’d have said you WERE okay with “Might Makes Right.”
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