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Old 31st Aug 2022, 12:21
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Lonewolf_50
 
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Originally Posted by rattman
why would you expect anything else. These are large amount of rookie troops going against entrenched positions, exactly the same as what the russians have been required to do. Theres going to be big a body count on the ukrainian side
Probably, unless they can get local air superiority.
Originally Posted by FUMR
With the UKR counter offensive now in full swing, I think it has a lot more to do with not accidentally giving your enemy any useful information. There will sadly be losses on both sides but I tend to think that the Russians will come off a lot worse!
We'll see.
As to the Twittersphere: good job locking the journos out. As much of a good idea as 'embedded reporters' can be, it's also a risk which has been amplified by the Twittersphere (in a way that had not yet manifested when imbedding with troops in Iraq was done). OPSEC is important.
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