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[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Yeah I think estimates by the US state Department show it was closer to a 190,000 invading force, not 142,000. I think the USMC determined like 600,000 would have been required if Russia had intended to fully occupy Ukraine.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I think the USMC determined like 600,000 would have been required if Russia had intended to fully occupy Ukraine.

Of course, they 'only' intended to remove the democratically elected government and occupy Ukraine with the help of a Vichy regime, much better. How many Russian troops are dedicated to the Ukrainian War right now, btw?

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I think it's doubled every year? I think 700k active by all accounts? With the Ukrainian army as mobilized and supplied as they are this far into the war, the calculation would require a force of something ridiculous like 2.4 million to achieve 3:1 ratio for an occupying invasion force.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 week ago

Not sure why this got down voted but analysis is right.