Originally Posted by
Obba
Does Russia indeed have the means to keep producing shells, vehicles, missiles at a constant sustainable rate....?
After over two years, I am convinced RU can continue the present burn rate for many years to come.
Depending who you want to believe arty shell production is between 2 and 5 million a year. Not running out any time soon. How many is the West manufacturing?
Loosing 1000 soldiers a day which is probably on the high side is not a problem, either. How many can Ukraine afford to loose?
RU economy has switched to a war economy without too many hiccups. For the average RU citizen life has not changed that much.
China and other countries provide plenty of dual use vehicles and technology.
Presently, Ukraine can only hope to extract a high price for every meter RU advances. Ukraine is not allowed to strike targets in RU with Western supplied weapons. How to effectively disrupt the Russian war effort without doing so? Ukraine is handicapped and disadvantaged at so many levels. The Europeans need to develop a longterm plan how to effectively help Ukraine for many more years. Take leadership and don't always wait for the US to lead.