The United States reiterated this Wednesday its support for the sovereignty of Moldova after a recent statement by the pro-Russian separatists of Transnistria.
Unfortunately, russia has plenty of resources. Its army is now bigger than it was in feb 2022. Thr reason for using prisoners is actually quite brilliant on their end - few will be missed, but they’ll still consume ammo to get killed. Helps with wasting Ukraine’s resources as well as keeping the society calm at home.
More people does not mean more power. It means more bodies for the meat grinder. North Korea has one of the largest armies in the world. Very few people believe they would be that effective as a fighting force. And they’re trained. Manpower doesn’t matter as much when Ukraine keeps shooting down their planes and sinking their ships.
Russia has no reliable way of getting troops into Transnistria. Their Black Sea fleet is in no condition for an amphibious invasion and trying to air lift an invasion force into the region would get them shredded by Ukrainian (hell, maybe even Romanian) air defense.
Unfortunately, russia has plenty of resources. Its army is now bigger than it was in feb 2022. Thr reason for using prisoners is actually quite brilliant on their end - few will be missed, but they’ll still consume ammo to get killed. Helps with wasting Ukraine’s resources as well as keeping the society calm at home.
More people does not mean more power. It means more bodies for the meat grinder. North Korea has one of the largest armies in the world. Very few people believe they would be that effective as a fighting force. And they’re trained. Manpower doesn’t matter as much when Ukraine keeps shooting down their planes and sinking their ships.
Russia has no reliable way of getting troops into Transnistria. Their Black Sea fleet is in no condition for an amphibious invasion and trying to air lift an invasion force into the region would get them shredded by Ukrainian (hell, maybe even Romanian) air defense.
Bad time to be in the Belarusian air force
Bad time to be a Belorussian anything other than an expat