Updates on the Ukraine war

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[–]TheJamesRocket 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

How is any of this possible? I thought the Ukrainians had Javelin missiles.

We don't know how strong the Ukrainian units opposing the Russians are, or how well stocked they are with ATGMs. For all that we know, the Russians have only been running into weak units with few or no ATGMs.

There is like no way to defend against Javelin in top attack mode. It is a super weapon.

The Javelin is an impressive weapon, but it can't stop an armored attack on its own. Infantrymen with ATGMs will always be overwhelmed by combined arms: Tanks, infantry, and artillery working in concert together. Thats what the Russians are best at.

[–]Blackbrownfreestuff 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

Where are the Ukrainian air defenses? Russian jets are flying around unopposed from ground based air defense missile systems. Those Russia helicopters we see flying around could be shot down with stinger missiles. Does the Ukrain military even exist?

[–]ifuckredditsnitches_Resident Pajeet 3 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 0 fun4 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

The russians obliterated most of their military infrastructure with the missile attacks last night. Most of the strongest Ukrainian units are jammed fighting battles that don't matter to the war itself.