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More Russian soldiers have likely died seizing Avdiivka than in the entire Soviet-Afghan war, ISW says (www.businessinsider.com)
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  • Russian forces seized the Ukrainian town of Avdiivka earlier this month but paid a heavy price.
  • The ISW said the number of Russian fatalities likely exceeds those killed in the Soviet-Afghan war.
  • Russia has often used costly "human wave" tactics to achieve its military objectives in Ukraine.
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[โ€“] darkdemize@sh.itjust.works 19 points 8 months ago (1 children)

"The one with the rifle shoots. The one without follows. When the one with the rifle is killed, the one without picks up the rifle and shoots."

[โ€“] MrFappy@lemmy.world 13 points 8 months ago

That part of Enemy at the Gates is so fuckin bleak and sobering.