I think there should be skepticism. Has to be a super narrow definition of "combat zone" 📂 Archived Message Posted by gvibes on June 27, 2026, 21:06:29, in reply to "I have no idea how you quantify something like that" or something. Previous Message that’s not skepticism i just have no idea how you’d accurately measure that Previous Message Interesting https://x.com/peterbakernyt/status/2070886224932299194?s=46&t=0IcYjY_mR1vUFMwHD349vg And this comment: https://x.com/mcfaul/status/2071006957033644167?s=46&t=0IcYjY_mR1vUFMwHD349vg Message Thread: Ukraine vs. Russia - TarheelIllini June 27, 2026, 18:27:26 I have no idea how you quantify something like that - AintHatin June 27, 2026, 19:05:56 I think there should be skepticism. Has to be a super narrow definition of "combat zone" - gvibes June 27, 2026, 21:06:29 In Vietnam, he was 19* - Sounder June 28, 2026, 12:17:14 Purple Heart - Sammich June 28, 2026, 12:46:48 None of them received a hero’s welcome - Sounder June 28, 2026, 23:53:30 It’s approximately 35 km in spatial terms if you believe Petraeus. - opossum jenkins June 28, 2026, 7:31:57 30-35 km is probably right - illiniranger June 28, 2026, 9:37:07 “FLOT” I Love how the military has acronyms for everything (AFE) - bbonb June 28, 2026, 21:14:19 Just think how much they could get done if they spoke normally.* - complainant June 28, 2026, 21:21:01 It’s probably close to the truth - illiniranger June 28, 2026, 6:46:09 I’m interested how a democracy might or might not provide an advantage over authoritarian… - LeatherneckIllini June 28, 2026, 12:08:26 I guess numerically they can absorb those losses but what an unnecessary shitshow - RVA June 28, 2026, 8:27:42 The Russian govt pays huge enlistment bonuses - illiniranger June 28, 2026, 9:34:12 His economy is collapsing and he’s running out of bodies. Belarus backing down last week… - LeatherneckIllini June 28, 2026, 12:02:16 For the hinter regions, their enlistment and death payments are more than they can expect in a… - LeatherneckIllini June 28, 2026, 11:56:01 Do we know that they are actually getting paid as promised* - timmer June 28, 2026, 10:47:28 Yeah, but a chunk is getting stolen by commanders. - illiniranger June 28, 2026, 11:57:58 That’s just sick* - TarheelIllini June 28, 2026, 21:07:11 I would be fascinated to see how internal russian army politics decides which commanders… - LeatherneckIllini June 28, 2026, 12:04:17 Absolutely* - opossum jenkins June 28, 2026, 11:22:02 « Index   Searching