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Ukraine regular forces will get crushed by Russian military, but God help the Russians if they try to stay for a regime change. They will leave bloodied and with their economy in even worse shape than it is now. I feel sorry for the Russian and Ukrainian citizens who will see WW2 levels of suffering because of this.
Comment by ggtunell at 24/02/2022 at 18:58 UTC
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They have fewer troops than we did in Iraq, and Ukraine is much larger and more populous. They can’t expect to hold it without significant cost. They’ll try to seize some immediate control, try to install a puppet government, and then get that government to agree to their demands of a neutral and demilitarized Ukraine. Or some variation of this.
Comment by flareblitz91 at 24/02/2022 at 15:43 UTC
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I’m sure the Russians remember Chechnya.