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Vogon_Glory

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1. The Russian military may control 1/5th of Ukraine, but

Reply to Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin (Original post)

Sun May 4, 2025, 07:22 PM

May 4

they don’t control the rest of it. The Ukrainians are fighting fiercely, far harder than the previous Afghan government did against the Taliban and the post-Saddam Iraqi government did against ISIS insurgents. They aren’t going to roll over and play dead. The Russians are taking a LOT of casualties—far more than the US lost in Vietnam. I’d say that Vladimir Vladimirovich’s claims are: exaggerated.

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