Prediction Thread: When Will Ukraine Conquer Russia

[Serb]

Only the Western idiots like you can honestly think that Russia may lose.

[Serb]

Do you want us to fully mobilise our 31 million mobilisation potential?

That is more, than the entire population of Ukraine.

[Serb]

Oh, only 300 thousand people thrown into the meat grinder, great.

Tell that to Ukrainians, who had thrown millions already during the eight "waves of mobilisation".
The absolute majority of our men drafted during the "partitial mobiliation" and who have already a combat experience (due to previous wars we had) are still in training camps, polishing their skills.

[Geronimo]

Oh, only 300 thousand people thrown into the meat grinder, great.

I have been comparing this war to WWI. Battle of the Somme vs Bakhmut. This war, like Iraq 2 is terrible because it was grossly unnecessary but its still small change in terms of casualties from the worst wars of the past 110 years.

[giblets]

Oh, only 300 thousand people thrown into the meat grinder, great.

[PLATO]

Ukraine has a much smaller Fit for Service than Russia. The difference is about 31 million. Maybe that is what Serb is talking about:

[PLATO]

You are noting, but an idiot, really!

Russia has drafted only 300 000 people (having a mobilisation potential over 31 million people). The people who have been drafted are former military personnel, preferably with a combat experience.
If people like you really believe Russia needs disabled people now, than you are nothing but disabled (mentally disabled) himself!

Actually, it is a little higher than 31 million...according to Global Firepower anyway:

[Serb]

Now, even Serb can serve. Perhaps the translation is incorrect, but:

"The decree notes that Russian citizens serving in the annexed territories will instead be assessed by a military medical examination conducted in absentia, which will determine whether they are fit to serve."

medical exams in absentia???

You are noting, but an idiot, really!

Russia has drafted only 300 000 people (having a mobilisation potential over 31 million people). The people who have been drafted are former military personnel, preferably with a combat experience.
If people like you really believe Russia needs disabled people now, than you are nothing but disabled (mentally disabled) himself!

[Geronimo]

Before that they took his daughter away and placed her into a state run institution. Doesn't seem to leave much room for doubting the accounts of 30,000 Ukrainian children kidnapped from their parents.

[BeBMan]

Speaking of absentia, the Russian evildoer who is guilty of having a minor daughter who painted this...



... was tried in absentia and sentenced to 2 yrs for saying something wrong.

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-65102392

[Uncle Sparky]

Didn't Absentia used to be part of the Georgia Republic?

[BeBMan]

Only in absentia everone's fit to serve

[pchang]

Now, even Serb can serve. Perhaps the translation is incorrect, but:

"The decree notes that Russian citizens serving in the annexed territories will instead be assessed by a military medical examination conducted in absentia, which will determine whether they are fit to serve."

medical exams in absentia???

[PLATO]

Geronimo has it right. Nor do i support removing Democrats from Alabama or Republicans from New York. What a wonky question

[BeBMan]

Russia probably could have negotiated Crimea away from Ukraine with some heavy incentives before they took it.

If he played it smarter in the early 2000s I think so, yes. Edit: back then they probably also thought in Russia that neighbouring ex-Soviet states will always remain under Russian influence anyway.

But that's not who he is, and a peaceful settlement would not have been benefitial to his strongman image as much, which he's relying on domestically.

Now with full scale war he has shot himself in the foot, and Ukrainian bravery and Western santions/help will shoot him in the other.