Originally Posted by Partsman
If it wasn't clear to Washington before the offensive started that the fundamentals of combat operations and principles of war indicated Ukraine would likely fail, it should now be crystal clear!

Washington has spent nearly $113 billion over the course of this war, provided Ukraine with an astounding volume of modern arms and ammunition, and delivered an impressive array of training and intelligence support. After almost a year of preparation, it hardly dented the Russian lines.


https://www.oryxspioenkop.com/2022/02/attack-on-europe-documenting-equipment.html

Russia - 13692, of which: destroyed: 9546, damaged: 618, abandoned: 625, captured: 2903


Tanks (2605, of which destroyed: 1709, damaged: 145, abandoned: 205, captured: 546)
Armoured Fighting Vehicles (1112, of which destroyed: 749, damaged: 31, abandoned: 62, captured: 270)
Infantry Fighting Vehicles (3188, of which destroyed: 2270, damaged: 129, abandoned: 216, captured: 617)
Armoured Personnel Carriers (390, of which destroyed: 265 damaged: 13, abandoned: 19, captured: 92)
Command Posts And Communications Stations (263, of which destroyed: 175, damaged: 3, abandoned: 2, captured: 83)
Engineering Vehicles And Equipment (370, of which destroyed: 190, damaged: 12, abandoned: 44, captured: 124)
Towed Artillery (336, of which destroyed: 194, damaged: 37, abandoned: 5, captured: 100)
Self-Propelled Artillery (638, of which destroyed: 488, damaged: 36, abandoned: 7, captured: 107)
Multiple Rocket Launchers (330, of which destroyed: 249, damaged: 26, abandoned: 2, captured: 53)
Surface-To-Air Missile Systems (191, of which destroyed: 133, damaged: 30, abandoned: 4, captured: 24)
Aircraft (99, of which destroyed: 91, damaged: 8)
Helicopters (134, of which destroyed: 104, damaged: 28, captured: 2)
Naval Ships and Submarines (20, of which destroyed: 13, damaged: 7)




i think the Ukrainians are doing just fine.

"Russia sucks."
---- Me, US Army (retired) 12B & 51B

Russian Admiral said, after the Moskva sank, "we have the world's worst navy but we aren't as bad as our army".