Hubi@feddit.org to World News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 6 days agoRussia just accidentally admitted to its staggering troop losses in Ukrainekyivindependent.comexternal-linkmessage-square78fedilinkarrow-up1556arrow-down111
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minus-squareCorkyskog@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·5 days agoIf they assassinated Zelensky like they had planned, it probably would have been.
minus-squarewise_pancake@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·5 days agoThat feels like a big contingency that they failed to adequately plan for Plus wouldn’t the armed forces still fight?
minus-squareCorkyskog@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·5 days agoThey would have fought, but they would have been demoralized. They also would have likely been replaced by a Russian sympathizer or asset and the US/West would be very wary to send all sorts of expensive weapon systems to Ukraine.
minus-squarewise_pancake@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·5 days agoAll good points, thanks for expanding my understanding
If they assassinated Zelensky like they had planned, it probably would have been.
That feels like a big contingency that they failed to adequately plan for
Plus wouldn’t the armed forces still fight?
They would have fought, but they would have been demoralized.
They also would have likely been replaced by a Russian sympathizer or asset and the US/West would be very wary to send all sorts of expensive weapon systems to Ukraine.
All good points, thanks for expanding my understanding