Comments by "PNH 6000" (@PNH-sf4jz) on "REALLY BAD: Putin APPROVED NEXT MOBILIZATION. 420,000 Ready to JOIN WAR. Military BUDGET SURGES 70%" video.
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Yes, and that is what caused the collapse of the Soviet Union.
Despite the costs for the Soviet Union not being overwhelmingly large compared to other commitments, the war left a long legacy in the former Soviet Union and, following its collapse, for the Russian Federation. Along with financial, economic and personnel losses, it brought physical disabilities and widespread drug addiction throughout the USSR and subsequently, to the Russian Federation.
According to scholars Rafael Reuveny and Aseem Prakash, the war contributed to the fall of the Soviet Union by:
---- undermining the image of the Red Army as invincible,
---- undermining Soviet legitimacy, and by
---- creating new forms of political participation.
I can see the same patterns emerging in the Russian WAR against Ukraine.
The WAR that Russia is waging on Ukraine is going to have a far greater impact on the Russian Federation than the Afghanistan WAR had on its predecessor, the Soviet Union.
It may be possible, because of pride, arrogance, hubris and even jealousy, that the Russian Federation believe they have nothing more to lose and will keep fighting till they are beaten to a stand still - Total Defeat.
Afghanistan - Soviet Casualties and losses {in 10 years 1979-98}
Soviet Union:
14,453–26,000
9,500 KIA in combat
4,000 died from wounds
1,000 died from disease and accidents
Ukraine - Russian Casualties and losses {in 18 months, 2022-23}
275,000 KIA
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Russia is advancing backward, by retreats, withdrawals and routs from Kyiv, Sumy, Kharkiv and Kherson. And at present, desperately clinging to trench, "dragon's tooth" and mine networks, to which their attachment is getting weaker by the day. Great achievement Ukraine.
From the illegal occupation of 28% of Ukraine's territory by March 2022, after its full-scale invasion in February 2022, to less than 15% in November 2022. This figure is constantly diminishing as is Russia's hardware, land, sea and air-force assets. Likewise, the senior officers and rank and file personnel of the Russian military.
With no navy, Ukraine has damaged or destroyed the following navy assets:
Naval Ships and Submarines (16, of which destroyed: 11, damaged: 5)
1 Project 1164 Slava-class guided missile cruiser: (1, Moskva, sunk)
1 Project 636.3 Improved Kilo-class submarine: (1, B-237 'Rostov-na-Donu', damaged beyond economical repair)
5 Project 03160 Raptor-class patrol boat: (1, destroyed) (2, destroyed) (3, destroyed) (1, damaged) (2, damaged)
1 Project 02510 BK-16E high-speed assault boat: (1, destroyed)
1 Project 640 small patrol boat: (1)
1 Project 1171 Tapir-class landing ship: (1, BDK-65 'Saratov', destroyed)
3 Project 775 Ropucha-class landing ship: (1, 'Minsk', damaged beyond economical repair) (1, damaged) (2, 'Olenegorsky Gornyak', damaged)
1 Project 11770 Serna-class landing craft: (1, destroyed)
1 Project 22870 rescue tug: (1, SB-739 V'asily Bekh', destroyed)
1 Project 266M Natya-class minesweeper: (1, damaged)
Russia, with the "2nd strongest military in the world" has made no progress in the last twelve months, despite their meat grinder approach to waging war. The only exception being the Pyrrhic victory of Bakhmut, not taken by the Russian military forces, but by the Wagner PMC.
"The 2nd Strongest military in the world" is being beaten by a country that Russia had militarily emasculated by agreements between 1991 to 1997. Yet the Kremlin claims that it intends to de-militarise Ukraine. Russia is using the same military hardware, including all the Tu-95 heavy bombers, transferred at that time to Russia from Ukraine, in this WAR against Ukraine. And yet Russia has not been able to subdue, subjugate, subordinate and drag the Ukrainians into servitude to the Russian Federation.
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Despite the costs of the Soviet-Afghan WAR, being for the Soviet Union not overwhelmingly large compared to other commitments, the war left a long legacy in the former Soviet Union and, following its collapse, for the Russian Federation. Along with financial, economic and personnel losses, it brought physical disabilities and widespread drug addiction throughout the USSR and subsequently, to the Russian Federation.
According to scholars Rafael Reuveny and Aseem Prakash, the war contributed to the fall of the Soviet Union by:
---- undermining the image of the Red Army as invincible,
---- undermining Soviet legitimacy, and by
---- creating new forms of political participation.
I can see the same patterns emerging in the Russian WAR against Ukraine.
The WAR that Russia is waging on Ukraine is going to have a far greater impact on the Russian Federation than the Afghanistan WAR had on its predecessor, the Soviet Union.
It may be possible, because of pride, arrogance, hubris, jealousy and even embarrassment, that the Russian Federation believe they have nothing more to lose and will keep fighting till they are beaten to a stand still - Total Defeat.
Afghanistan - Soviet Casualties and losses {in 10 years, 1979-98}
Soviet Union:
14,453–26,000
9,500 KIA in combat
4,000 died from wounds
1,000 died from disease and accidents
Ukraine - Russian Casualties and losses {in 18 months, 2022-23}
275,000 KIA
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