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Tomconroy

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10. It seems pretty clear the bombing is ineffective. These are massive buildings that go deep undergrou

Reply to Haggis 4 Breakfast (Reply #9)

Sun Apr 24, 2022, 06:40 PM

Apr 2022

and the complex is connected by underground tunnels. To take it you would have to go in and fight yard by treachurous yard. It's not even clear how many soldiers are in there. It could be as many as 4500.

As long as they can get food and ammo they can sit there a long time. If things are really bad my guess is they will fight there way out.

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Some perspective on the Maripoul steel plant the Russians are afraid to enter [View all] Tomconroy Apr 2022 OP

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That STILL does not address the post line of why Haggis 4 Breakfast Apr 2022 #4

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So, you think they would be defeated if they enter ? Haggis 4 Breakfast Apr 2022 #7

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