• Buffalox@lemmy.world
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    11 days ago

    Ukraine already has conscription, so that doesn’t make much sense.
    Also “the war of attrition” is used to keep losses low, so what do you mean Ukraine can’t afford it?

    • Tango@piefed.ca
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      11 days ago

      Ukraine already has conscription, so that doesn’t make much sense.

      I didn’t say the country doesn’t have it; I said the people are resisting it.

      https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cr7k5ngde3vo

      Also “the war of attrition” is used to keep losses low, so what do you mean Ukraine can’t afford it?

      I mean that with the difference in population size, Russia can better afford to lose many than Ukraine can afford to lose even a few. So regardless of how many headlines we get telling us how well drones are doing, if Ukraine loses any soldiers at all then it needs to be able to recruit more.