Comments by "Harry Mills" (@harrymills2770) on "Ukraine's NATO-trained Army ABANDONING Summer Gains" video.

@notsaying543 Russia builds 150 tanks per month. Over 20 months, that's 3,000 new tanks. You're admitting Russian tank forces are newer and more numerous than at the start of the conflict. Personally, I think tanks are highly overrated in modern warfare. I think most of the battle is preparing the ground for their "proper" use. I also think Russia's production lead is so great, and the supply situation (men and equipment) is so dire on the Ukrainian side, that risking a few tanks and/or armored vehicles per day or week just to test enemy strength and/or give them targets for counter-battery fire, is well worth it. The cumulative effect of the conflict is great, but it's barely a pin-prick compared to the massive mobilization taking place on the Russian side. They will have growing pains, but don't let that blind you to the fact that they are growing by leaps and bounds. $talin faced similar growing pains, because of how fast the build-up was. The impact of his purges are greatly exaggerated. The shortage of commissioned officers was inevitable due to the sheer scale of the build-up.
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@mcnuffin1208 Was the outcome in Chechnya ever in any doubt? I think calling it a "worst nightmare" was over the top, but Russian Army is gaining combat experience, and has adapted very quickly. I think it can be deceptive, watching green Russian troops do as they're told and high-tail it out of trouble. I think it's easy to underestimate the enemy, especially when you are winning skirmish after skirmish, when to the enemy, the skirmishes are the best training for the survivors, both officers and enlisted. The skirmishes are less about winning and more about forcing their opponent to respond, expending human and material resources they can ill afford to lose. You very quickly sort out leaders from followers and incompetents. It might be the least costly in men and equipment over the long haul, the same way that their absolute "Do not negotiate with terrorists" stance. "20 gunmen have taken 100 moviegoers hostage and they're in a stand-off with local police." You know what happens. They sing the death songs of the hostages, assemble overwhelming forces, and they storm the theater. Hostages may die, but terrorists definitely die. That kind of next-level ruthlessness saves many Russian lives. Would-be hostage takers know how it will end. I think we're reaching the point where Ukrainian front line will collapse. It remains an open question how Putin will respond, but my guess is he'll be open to negotiations. Ukraine stands to lose Odessa if this continues, and could potentially regain more territory by being reasonable and ending the genocide on ethnic Russians within its borders.
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