"We joked that it wasn't April 1st," a Ukrainian soldier identified only by his first name, Serhiy, told The Economist.
  • Ukrainian’s shock offensive on Russia’s Kursk region came as a surprise even to Ukraine’s soldiers.
  • “We joked that it wasn’t April 1st,” a Ukrainian soldier told The Economist.
  • The country’s troops did suspect that an invasion was imminent after they were issued new equipment.
  • Lightor@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    2 months ago

    Stop talking about history like you know anything.

    It was so effective because the US was pressured about collateral damage. Clearly Russia doesn’t care about that. If we could have just bombed every single building in Afghanistan it would have been cake.

    Jesus, you can’t have a conversation without constantly misrepresenting things and ignoring obvious facts.