One Year into the War in Ukraine

Re:One Year into the War in Ukraine by retconekt on Friday February 24, 2023 @05:29PM (#34931061)

"Urban warfare is brutally difficult and has in the past not been a particular strength of the Russian Federation.”

Ahem,

Stalingrad

Cough, splutter, gurgling blood..

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Re:One Year into the War in Ukraine by oriolid on Friday February 24, 2023 @05:42PM (#34931205)

Usually the defender is expected to have advantage but somehow Soviet Union ended up with higher casualties than losing side.

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Re:One Year into the War in Ukraine by lnsru on Friday February 24, 2023 @05:38PM (#34931162)

Urban warfare for russians is a no-brainer - level everything to the ground. See leftovers of Grozny.

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Re:One Year into the War in Ukraine by dragonwriter on Friday February 24, 2023 @05:34PM (#34931118)

> "Urban warfare is brutally difficult and has in the past not been a particular strength of the Russian Federation.”

> Ahem,

> Stalingrad

Ahem,

“Russian Federation”.

Not the same thing as the USSR.

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Re:One Year into the War in Ukraine by andrewflnr on Friday February 24, 2023 @07:05PM (#34932074)

Pretty close though, realistically. Continuity of doctrine and a fair number of people AFAIK. I'm not an expert but I still think I would have heard about it if Russia reconstituted its entire military from scratch after the USSR's collapse.

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Re:One Year into the War in Ukraine by int_19h on Friday February 24, 2023 @05:49PM (#34931291)

FWIW the sheer concentration of artillery firepower at hot spots in Ukraine exceeds anything seen in Stalingrad. Mariupol was one prominent example, and the ongoing battle for Bakhmut is another.

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