The core of the Ukrainian arm was experienced, and had some real training. They had been fighting since 2014. Russias problem was that they were grossly outnumbered, in May of 22 the Ukrainians had at least a 6:1 manpower advantage.

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when they go up against any actual NATO force, like Poland or Romania, it will be a bloodbath. The entire conventional Russian military will be annihilated and eliminated in a matter of days, if not hours.

The Russians now have the most experienced army in the world when it comes to conventional warfare. In any fictional scenario, where they were fighting either Poland or Romania, they would dismantle them. For both Poland and Romania, their last major military experience dates back to 1945.

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Posted by StormyMcMan

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Posted on 4/29/24 at 7:39 pm to Lima Whiskey

ISW Update

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Key Takeaways:

Russian forces secured additional marginal tactical gains northwest and southwest of Avdiivka as of April 29, but have not made significant advances in the Avdiivka direction over the last 24 hours.

Russian forces have the opportunity to choose among multiple tactical directions for future offensive drives near Avdiivka, but it remains unclear where they will focus their efforts in the near future.

Investigations by both Ukrainian news agencies and Russian opposition outlets suggest that Russia is denying the legal guardians of forcibly deported and adopted Ukrainian children the ability to repatriate these children, further undermining the Kremlin’s claims that the deportation and adoption of Ukrainian children is a necessary humanitarian endeavor.

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg stated during an unexpected visit to Kyiv on April 29 that Ukraine’s Western allies must provide long-term, predictable military assistance to Ukraine and signal to the Kremlin that Russia cannot “wait out” Western support for Ukraine.

The Kremlin is pursuing a hybrid campaign directly targeting NATO states, including using GPS jamming and sabotaging military logistics in NATO members’ territory.

Telegram recently temporarily blocked chatbots meant to facilitate civilian reports on Russian military activity to official Ukrainian channels, including some channels run by Ukrainian security services.

Russian forces recently made confirmed advances near Avdiivka and Donetsk City.

Ukrainian officials continue to report that Russian authorities are coercing Ukrainians in occupied Ukraine to join the Russian military.