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[–] GBU_28@lemm.ee 10 points 10 months ago (1 children)

The US operates conditionally in Syria right? So these Ukrainians have better backup and Intel?

[–] slurpinderpin@lemmy.world 3 points 10 months ago

Good question. I would guess yes, but I actually have no clue lol

[–] hark@lemmy.world 9 points 10 months ago (1 children)

How does this help in the defense of Ukraine?

[–] PahassaPaikassa@sopuli.xyz 19 points 10 months ago (2 children)

Kill russians in Syria -> russia has to send more russians to Syria -> less russians available to send to Ukraine.

[–] hark@lemmy.world 4 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Ukraine sends more people to Syria -> fewer Ukrainians available to defend Ukraine.

[–] kandoh@reddthat.com 11 points 10 months ago

I'm not an expert, but you're probably not sending special forces to fight around a heavily mined front that's been pretty much frozen for a year and a half.

It's worth finding out if Russia is softer in Syria than it is in Ukraine. Maybe you can't make progress in eastern Ukraine but can make force them to react to your actions in Syria.

[–] Siegfried@lemmy.world 4 points 10 months ago

I guess russian military personnel abroad isn't cannon fodder, because for obvious reasons, they are not as easy to replace as the meat waves in their border. So, maybe russia is being forced to send actual soldiers abroad and leave just the untrained ones in ukraine

[–] cygnus@lemmy.ca 8 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Interesting tactic... I hope this doesn't turn into the Pebbleyeet tug-o-war meme.

[–] foggy@lemmy.world 3 points 10 months ago

Sadly I think it's gonna be more like the Latvian potato meme.

[–] NOT_RICK@lemmy.world 7 points 10 months ago

Ukrainian SOF has done the same in Africa for a while now

[–] fritobugger2017@lemmy.world 6 points 10 months ago

Nice outside the box thinking.

[–] mycathas9lives@lemmy.world 1 points 10 months ago

not news. propaganda