I wouldn’t want to be there right now on either side. But basically the Ukrainians are winning because their artillery is better. Once Ukraine moves their artillery within range of the highway along the Sea of Azov, the troops protecting Crimea will have their supplies threatened. This is the general plan and they’re getting closer.
Russia is rapidly becoming a weak vassal state of China because of Ukraine. If that’s not leverage, I don’t know what is…the war is very stupid for Putin to continue.
It fascinates me, because they must’ve heard somewhere that Russia has very effective artillery, but they are the bad guys, which means the good guys must have better artillery.
And of course they do the classic armchair general tactic of assuming “the enemy” won’t change their tactics or strategy to match changing battlefield conditions.
A lot of this is explained by racism. They see Russians as being stupid and inferior and therefore it’s not conceivable that the west could get outplayed by these orcs.
some hilarious quotes from that thread:
Dunning-Kruger syndrome in action there.
It fascinates me, because they must’ve heard somewhere that Russia has very effective artillery, but they are the bad guys, which means the good guys must have better artillery.
And of course they do the classic armchair general tactic of assuming “the enemy” won’t change their tactics or strategy to match changing battlefield conditions.
A lot of this is explained by racism. They see Russians as being stupid and inferior and therefore it’s not conceivable that the west could get outplayed by these orcs.