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Re:Military gap between Russia and Ukraine by UltraViolence on Saturday February 26, 2022 @08:24AM (#30477332)
I was somewhat surprised that the State Dept. claimed that Russia was willing to inflict mass casualties on the Ukrainian population.

I assume they've discovered through espionage that Russia intends to unleash nuclear, chemical or biological warfare on the Ukrainians.

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Re:Military gap between Russia and Ukraine by einarfd on Saturday February 26, 2022 @08:48AM (#30477529)
You can inflict mass casualities with convential means, case in point, the Dresden bombing (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bombing_of_Dresden_in_World_Wa...), in the second world war.
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Re:Military gap between Russia and Ukraine by blip54321 on Saturday February 26, 2022 @12:43PM (#30479787)
Or starvation. Again. Russia killed 3.5 million Ukrainians that way, likely within the lifetime of your grandparents.
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Re:Military gap between Russia and Ukraine by throwoutway on Saturday February 26, 2022 @08:41AM (#30477469)
That’s an improper assumption. You can do a lot of harm with regular explosives
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Re:Military gap between Russia and Ukraine by UltraViolence on Saturday February 26, 2022 @09:09AM (#30477668)
Given enough time, yes. But I'm pretty sure Putin doesn't have the luxury of this war lasting too long.

He'll want to force his adversaries on their knees within a week and considering the snail's pace at which the Russian military are gaining ground that doesn't seem likely.

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