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AndyS

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2. I have two questions about the whole debacle:

Reply to Beastly Boy (Original post)

Sun Oct 2, 2022, 11:25 AM

Oct 2022

1. How could a world leader make such a cataclysmic mistake as to start something like this and

2. Why did the rest of the world think the Russians were such a military power? How did Putin fool the rest of the world into being afraid of him?

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The Russian Army Is Losing A Battalion Every Day As Ukrainian Counterattacks Accelerate [View all] Beastly Boy Oct 2022 OP

I guess Russia just needs to annex the areas that Ukraine is taking. Chainfire Oct 2022 #1

I have two questions about the whole debacle: AndyS Oct 2022 #2

As to No. 1, think W. Sneederbunk Oct 2022 #3

My guess is Putin himself was unaware of the state of Russia's armed forces Beastly Boy Oct 2022 #4

Answers Bayard Oct 2022 #5

The truth is, while the Russian military is very poorly trained and equipped, Russia still has Martin68 Oct 2022 #7

I'm willing to bet the Russians haven't been trained nearly as well as the Ukrainians in anti-tank Aristus Oct 2022 #6