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Originally Posted by GordonBlue
Which is one of the reasons I worry about nukes.
when you have nothing left and your future is grim, Putin is the type of guy to take everyone down with him.
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I don't see that. Repeatedly the Russian position is they will use nukes in an "existential" crisis. That to me is if NATO attacks them and they are losing ground inside their country. Hopefully there are still some sane Russian generals left.
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Originally Posted by CaptainCrunch
To be clear, if Ukraine has lost 4000 troops on the ground, that's still pretty devestating as well and it will grind down the UAF. Another month of this and its likely that the Russians might see a turning point in this towards a better position in negotiations. But at the cost of breaking their own ground forces.
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Clearly Russian ground forces were already broken before the onset of the war based on their performance to date and the amount of losses they've taken. They didn't even have a single general to lead the overall invasion. Once they fully move into Kherson, Chernihiv, Kharkiv, and Mariupol it'll be an even bigger bloodbath.
You gotta imagine the Ukrainians will be able to activate reserves and get them to the front a lot faster than the Russians. Reportedly Russian units are already starving and they can't spin up supply units with new trucks overnight where Ukrainians don't have those same supply line problems. I'd expect lot more losses on the Russian side compared to the Ukrainians in a months time.