Russia is converting personnel from its Strategic Missile Forces, Aerospace Forces, and Navy into ground infantry, according to Viktor Kevliuk, a military expert at the Center for Defense Strategies. He detailed this assessment in a Facebook analysis republished by Ukrainian outlet NV on 29 January.

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[–] MushuChupacabra@lemmy.world 41 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Surely, this is a sign that the Special Military Operation is going well.

[–] Maxxie@piefed.blahaj.zone 22 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

At least a third of their armed forces dead yet they still call it a "military operation".

They should rename ww2 to a "regional misunderstanding".

[–] supersquirrel@sopuli.xyz 2 points 1 week ago

They should rename ww2 to a "regional misunderstanding".

The Great Patriotic Misunderstanding?

[–] No_Eponym@lemmy.ca 16 points 1 week ago

In a few more days, all objectives achieved comrade!

[–] Agent641@lemmy.world 21 points 1 week ago

The strategic nuc guys who's total combat experience involves sitting in an underground bunker all day and struggling to hold in a fart?

[–] gravitas_deficiency@sh.itjust.works 21 points 1 week ago

Wow uh… so that smacks of desperation

[–] yakko@feddit.uk 19 points 1 week ago

Oh shit! They kept on threatening to mobilize their nuclear forces and they're finally gonna do it.

[–] rockerface@lemmy.cafe 13 points 1 week ago

So then who's going to be bombing the civilian infrastructure if they're all busy dying on the frontlines?

[–] Spacehooks@reddthat.com 9 points 1 week ago

Russia really commits to fertilizing the ground.

[–] kreskin@lemmy.world 4 points 1 week ago

excellent idea.

[–] Drusas@fedia.io 2 points 1 week ago

lol