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goobster · 1100 days ago · link · · parent · post: Russia attacks Ukraine as Putin vows to ‘demilitarise’ neighbor
Turns out that Russia's military might is based almost entirely on dumb weapons... bombs you drop and they explode wherever they hit. They have VERY few - and may have already used up their inventory of - smart bombs that can be precisely targeted. That means their military might relies entirely on men in boots and tanks walking across hostile land because you cannot use dumb bombs in close proximity/support of your foot soldiers. For a military force of 200k troops, facing a population of 40m who are REALLY GLAD not to be under Russia's thumb anymore, that's a slaughter waiting to happen. Plus, Russia is ONE big city (Moscow) and three vacation towns. Landing even a single punch on Moscow would crumble the entire silly facade that is Russia.