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Originally Posted by Texas
https://www.cnn.com/2023/04/16/world...ntl/index.html
A really interesting breakdown of the Intel documents that were leaked.
It paints a picture of both militaries heading towards a stalemate, although Ukraine seems to be faring better in terms of land equipment and forces.
I really wonder what could be done realistically to give Ukraine an edge. A boat load of HIMARS ammo, combine with some new anti-air systems? I so want Ukraine to not lose its momentum.
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Give them enough IFV's, tanks etc. to raise full new mechanized brigades. The stuff they need to make breakthroughs and gain ground.
And yeah, I think it was already pretty obvious that what you see in Ukraine is the current state of Russian military in all it's glory. The only reason they mostly aren't drafting more men is because they can't utilize more. There was never anything "partial" about their mobilization.
The current force is the current limit of their logistics, their stockpiles, and their current military production.
Logistics tend to get somewhat better over time if things settle, and as they keep turning into an increasintly totalitarian state, they will likely try to convert more and more of their society into something that will directly feed the warmachine, but it's seems like the sanctions are currently doing a pretty good job of limiting their ability to produce new materiel, or getting access to materiel produced abroad.