this post was submitted on 18 Aug 2023
22 points (76.2% liked)

World News

32326 readers
426 users here now

News from around the world!

Rules:

founded 5 years ago
MODERATORS
Rumblestiltskin@lemmy.ml
AgreeableLandscape@lemmy.ml
jackmarxist@lemmy.ml
zephyreks@lemmy.ml
OurToothbrush@lemmy.ml
22
Ukraine’s top Freedom Caucus ally gets cold feet (www.politico.com)
submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by CollisionResistance@lemm.ee to c/worldnews@lemmy.ml
18 comments fedilink hide all child comments
 

He [Rep. Andy Harris] said of Ukraine’s springtime offensive that was intended to turn the tide of the war: “I’ll be blunt, it’s failed.” And he was blunt, too, about the prospects for a victory ahead: “I’m not sure it’s winnable anymore.”

you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments
[–] yata@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Sure, but there is no way to achieve a "decisive and crushing" defeat for Russia in the present scenario. That would require NATO to actively participate, which they never would (unless forced by Russia). So this is the best outcome for what is actually possible.

[–] InvertedParallax@lemm.ee 1 points 1 year ago

F16s, and honestly some predators or similar.

Russia is surviving by defense in depth, their only truly functional strategy, but each serious blow, like knocking out artillery or ammo dumps, is a debt from their soviet legacy that cannot be repaid.

While western factories are barely ticking over with technology beyond vatnik dreams.