Comments by "Spring Bloom" (@springbloom5940) on "BBC News"
channel.
-
1
-
1
-
1
-
1
-
1
-
1
-
1
-
1
-
1
-
1
-
1
-
1
-
1
-
1
-
@mattseller148
Your estimates are assuming full strength and complete BTGs; which are already assigned arbitrary values. Russian BTGs are valued compositionally, not numerically. Their numerical values range by up to 50%. Russia has probably less than 150k combat personnel deployed in Ukraine at any given time, with a substantially reduced 'tail', due to proximity with their borders. Ukraine claims 800k troops, plus 20k mercenaries. They have demonstrated a ~3.2:1 numerical advantage, suggesting ~500k.
The size of the Iraqi army is irrelevant as they didn't even put up a fight and mass surrendered. They never recoverd from Desert Storm and in Desert Storm, they hadn't recovered from fighting Iran. No air, air defense, armor, artillery or cohesive maneuver units. Unlike Ukraine. No matter which way you cut it, Russia is fighting heavily outnumbered, at a significant disadvantage in a near peer conflict and Ukraine with NATO support at every level but the trigger, is unable to push them back wherever they decide to put up a fight.
1
-
1
-
1
-
1
-
1
-
1
-
1
-
1
-
1
-
1
-
1
-
1
-
1
-
1
-
1
-
1
-
1
-
1
-
1
-
1
-
1
-
1
-
1
-
1
-
1
-
1
-
1
-
1
-
1
-
1
-
1
-
1
-
1
-
1
-
1
-
1