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[–] OwlPaste 20 points 3 weeks ago (3 children)

~~Special military operation~~ Invasion in... 3... 2...

[–] FlyingSquid 17 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

To use this term literally for once- them and what army?

[–] alquicksilver 4 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Eventually it'll probably be child soldier units made up of the thousands of kidnapped Ukrainian children.

To be honest, I'm a little surprised they still have enough meat shields that they haven't started doing this yet, but I suppose they must be tricking enough folks from India and the African continent into going to Russia for "work."

[–] [email protected] 11 points 3 weeks ago

Putin is said to have commented, before the invasion, that Russia has a population of conscription aged men of 25 million, this seems to have been their design philosophy of just grinding Ukraine into dust, even if it took millions of Russian lives to do it.

However, that theyre already pulling women prisoners into the meat grinder suggests that number may have been wrong.

[–] NOT_RICK 13 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

Nah their military is busy stepping on rakes in Ukraine. This is Armenia’s opportunity window

[–] OwlPaste 2 points 3 weeks ago

Debatable, its population is more than 10 smaller than Ukraine, much smaller area. Its easier to blitzkrieg through it. But even a protracted grind war they won't be as close to friendly nato countries who can supply fast and active armed forces is under 50k. That would include non-front line roles. So another exercise of 2-300k conscripts maybe push through if they have enough vehicles to carry ammo.

But yes they are busy elsewhere atm. curiously armenia seems to have 400 main battle tanks and 200 ifvs so perhaps can offer decent resistance for a few days if they work/have ammo

[–] ThePowerOfGeek 1 points 3 weeks ago

And sending their rusty old fishing boats, err, 'battleships'... to Cuba.

[–] Treczoks 1 points 3 weeks ago

Or a sudden wave of people "accidentally" falling out of windows in Jerewan. They do have an 85m high "skyscraper" there...