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In reply to the discussion: seriously it is time to talk about peace in the ukraine. [View all]AlienAsparagus
(13 posts)This is my main concern as well. We can provide all the bullets, missiles, rockets in the world to Ukraine.
But what happens when they run out of soldiers? They are already having issues with recruitment, as noted above they now have 40 year olds on the front lines. Soon, it'll be 50 year olds.
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/15/world/europe/ukraine-military-recruitment.html
Russia in content to let this devolve into a meat grinder; a horrible war of attrition. Even with a mountain of supplies, who will be left to pull the triggers? Drive the tanks? Deliver fuel, food and munitions? NYT reported in August that Ukraine has lost 500,000 men so far - https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/18/us/politics/ukraine-russia-war-casualties.html#:~:text=The%20total%20number%20of%20Ukrainian,tries%20to%20seize%20more%20territory.