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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The war has certainly gone worse for Putin than he expected, but the military is making some progress. They’ve taken at least 4 cities in southern Ukraine and one in the northeast. They’ve surrounded Mariupol, Kharkiv, and Sumy — all strategically important cities. They’re getting closer to Kyiv.

[b]In a war of attrition, Russia has the clear advantage[/b]. [/quote]

That's not clear at all.  It seems to be the other way around, currently.[/quote]

It’s sadly absolutely clear. I don’t mean that they will end up with a political victory — that’s highly, highly unlikely. But Russia only has 30% of its military capability devoted to Ukraine right now. They are #2 in firepower globally; Ukraine is something like #35. It’s the sad reality.[/quote]

None of those numbers are correct.  Ukraine is receiving a steady supply of modern military weapons.  Russia has already used most of their "modern" tanks and trucks, they've lost their paratroopers, a majority of their army is in or near Ukraine, etc.  [/quote]

Show me different numbers then.

This is where I got firepower: https://www.globalfirepower.com/countries-listing.php
Ukraine is #22. 
Russia is #2

In terms of personnel, Russia has about 190K in Ukraine. They have 900,000 active duty troops. 
My understanding is that they have not yet deployed their most modern combat aircraft.
Oryx estimated that Russia has lost 184 tanks. They have 9780.

https://www.cfr.org/in-brief/how-do-militaries-russia-and-ukraine-stack
https://www.newsweek.com/how-many-tanks-has-russia-lost-ukraine-1687207

If you disagree with these numbers, please show the data. [/quote]

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