Early stages of Ukrainian counteroffensive ‘not meeting expectations,’ Western officials tell CNN (edition.cnn.com)

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[-] Protoknuckles@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

Interesting. With how poorly Russia has done so far, I think the expectation was for the counter offense to be fast and severe. I wonder if their training is better suited to holding land, if they were holding back their more competent troops from the front line, or if the soldiers are more invested in their defense than the offense.

[-] ImFresh3x@sh.itjust.works 5 points 1 year ago

Russia did a shit tonne of work putting in mines, trenches, and structures everywhere. They might not fight for shit, but they can dig holes and place dragon teeth. Doesn’t really require much advanced thought or tech.